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Probing magnetic fields in the interstellar medium (ISM) is notoriously challenging. Motivated by the modern theories of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence and turbulence anisotropy, we introduce the Structure-Function Analysis (SFA) as a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-04-21 Yue Hu , Siyao Xu , A. Lazarian

The role of magnetic helicity is investigated in kinetic Alfv\'en wave and oblique whistler turbulence in presence of a relatively intense external magnetic field $b_0 {\bf e_\parallel}$. In this situation, turbulence is strongly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 S. Galtier , R. Meyrand

Based on statistical analysis of synchrotron polarization intensity, we study the anisotropic properties of compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. The second-order normalized structure function, quadrupole ratio modulus and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-02-26 Ru-Yue Wang , Jian-Fu Zhang , Fu-Yuan Xiang

A pair of nonlinear diffusion equations in Fourier space} is used to study the dynamics of strong Alfv\'en-wave turbulence, from MHD to electron scales. Special attention is paid to the regime of imbalance between the energies of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-12-12 George Miloshevich , Thierry Passot , Pierre-Louis Sulem

We present a combined observational and theoretical analysis to investigate the nature of plasma turbulence at kinetic scales in the Earth's magnetosheath. In the first decade of the kinetic range, just below the ion gyroscale, the…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-06-27 C. H. K. Chen , S. Boldyrev

We consider astrophysical maser radiation that is created in the presence of mildly supersonic, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. The focus is on the OH masers for which the magnetic field is strong enough that the separations of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 William D. Watson , Dmitri S. Wiebe , Jonathan C. McKinney , Charles F. Gammie

A weak turbulence theory is derived for magnetohydrodynamics under rapid rotation and in the presence of a large-scale magnetic field. The angular velocity $\Omega_0$ is assumed to be uniform and parallel to the constant Alfv\'en speed…

Geophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Sebastien Galtier

Intermittency and anisotropy are two important aspects of plasma turbulence, which the solar wind provides a natural laboratory to investigate. However, their forms and nature are still under debate, making it difficult to achieve a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-21 Honghong Wu , Jiansen He , Liping Yang , Xin Wang , Shiyong Huang , Zhigang Yuan

MHD Turbulence is common in many space physics and astrophysics environments. We first discuss the properties of incompressible MHD turbulence. A well-conductive fluid amplifies initial magnetic fields in a process called small-scale…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Andrey Beresnyak , Alex Lazarian

Previous studies have established that a weak-to-strong transition occurs in Alfvenic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence as energy cascades from large to small scales. However, the spatiotemporal (frequency-wavenumber) properties of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Siqi Zhao , Huirong Yan , Terry Z. Liu , Chuanpeng Hou , Ka Ho Yuen

Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter data are used to investigate the radial evolution of magnetic turbulence between $0.06 ~ \lesssim R ~\lesssim 1$ au. The spectrum is studied as a function of scale, normalized to the ion inertial scale…

We present a theoretical framework for describing electromagnetic kinetic turbulence in a multi-species, magnetized, pressure-anisotropic plasma. Turbulent fluctuations are assumed to be small compared to the mean field, to be spatially…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-06 Matthew W. Kunz , Ian G. Abel , Kristopher G. Klein , Alexander A. Schekochihin

In-situ observations of magnetic field fluctuations in the solar wind show a broad continuum in the power spectral density (PSD) with a power-law range of scaling often identified as an inertial range of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence.…

Space Physics · Physics 2012-10-08 A. J. Turner , S. C. Chapman , G. Gogoberidze

We discuss the physics of stochastic particle acceleration in relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, combining numerical simulations of test-particle acceleration in synthetic wave turbulence spectra with detailed analytical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-06 Camilia Demidem , Martin Lemoine , Fabien Casse

Spectral properties of the turbulent cascade from fluid to kinetic scales in collisionless plasmas are investigated by means of large-size three-dimensional (3D) hybrid (fluid electrons, kinetic protons) particle-in-cell simulations.…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-02-07 Luca Franci , Simone Landi , Andrea Verdini , Lorenzo Matteini , Petr Hellinger

This paper considers turbulent damping of Alfven waves in magnetized plasmas. We identify two cases of damping, one related to damping of cosmic rays streaming instability, the other related to damping of Alfven waves emitted by a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-12-21 A. Lazarian

We present results from a numerical forward model to evaluate one-dimensional reduced power spectral densities (PSD) from arbitrary energy distributions in $\mathbf{k}$-space. In this model, we can separately calculate the diagonal elements…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Michael von Papen , Joachim Saur

This paper is devoted to the study of the gravitational instability of a medium permeated by a uniform magnetic field along which a circularly polarized Alfven wave propagates. We concentrate on the case of perturbations purely transverse…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Adriana Gazol , Thierry Passot

We conduct 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of decaying turbulence in the solar wind context. To account for the spherical expansion of the solar wind, we implement the expanding box model. The initial turbulence comprises…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-27 Chen Shi , Nikos Sioulas , Zesen Huang , Marco Velli , Anna Tenerani , Victor Réville

A Hamiltonian two-field gyrofluid model is used to investigate the dynamics of an electron-ion collisionless plasma subject to a strong ambient magnetic field, within a spectral range extending from the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) scales to…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-06-10 T. Passot , S. S. Cerri , C. Granier , D. Laveder , P. L. Sulem , E. Tassi
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