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We investigated the precursor wave emission efficiency in magnetized purely perpendicular relativistic shocks in pair plasmas. We extended our previous study to include the dependence of upstream magnetic field orientations. We performed…

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This paper is concerned with the form and dynamics of shock-acoustic waves (SAW) generated during rocket launchings. We have developed a method for determining SAW parameters (including angular characteristics of the wave vector, and the…

Geophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 E. L. Afraimovich , E. A. Kosogorov , N. P. Perevalova , A. V. Plotnikov

Saturn's magnetic field is remarkably axisymmetric. Its dipole axis is inclined by less than 0.2 deg with respect to its rotation axis. Rotationally driven convection of magnetospheric plasma breaks the axisymmetry of its external magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Peter Goldreich , Alison J. Farmer

We study the interaction of upstream ultra-low frequency (ULF) waves with collisionless shocks by analyzing the outputs of eleven 2D local hybrid simulation runs. Our simulated shocks have Alfv\'enic Mach numbers between 4.29-7.42 and their…

The nature of the plasma wave modes around the ion kinetic scales in highly Alfv\'enic slow solar wind turbulence is investigated using data from the NASA's Parker Solar Probe taken in the inner heliosphere, at 0.18 Astronomical Unit (AU)…

This paper describes some interesting properties of waves in, and oscillations of, the interstellar medium in the direction normal to the plane of the Galaxy. Our purpose is to examine possible reasons for four observed phenomena: the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Michael A. Walters , Donald P. cox

We characterize waves in small magnetic elements and investigate their propagation in the lower solar atmosphere from observations at high spatial and temporal resolution. We use the wavelet transform to analyze oscillations of both…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-31 Shahin Jafarzadeh , S. K. Solanki , M. Stangalini , O. Steiner , R. H. Cameron , S. Danilovic

The molecular richness of fast protostellar jets within 20-100 au of their source, despite strong ultraviolet irradiation, remains a challenge for the models investigated so far. We aim to investigate the effect of interaction between a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-04 B. Tabone , A. Raga , S. Cabrit , G. Pineau des Forêts

Bow shocks can be formed around planets due to their interaction with the coronal medium of the host stars. The net velocity of the particles impacting on the planet determines the orientation of the shock. At the Earth's orbit, the (mainly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 A. A. Vidotto , J. Llama , M. Jardine , Ch. Helling , K. Wood

At scales much larger than the ion inertial scale and the gyro-radius of thermal protons, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory is well equipped to describe the nature of solar wind turbulence. The turbulent spectrum itself is defined by a…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-01-19 Michael Terres , Gang Li

The Cassini mission entered the Grand Finale phase in April 2017 and executed 22.5 highly inclined, close-in orbits around Saturn before diving into the planet on September 15th 2017. Here we present our analysis of the Cassini Grand Finale…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-19 Hao Cao , Michele K. Dougherty , Gregory J. Hunt , Gabrielle Provan , Stanley W. H. Cowley , Emma J. Bunce , David J. Stevenson

The solar system contains solids of all sizes, ranging from km-size bodies to nano-sized particles. Nanograins have been detected in situ in the Earth's atmosphere, near cometary and giant planet environments, and more recently in the solar…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 P. Schippers , N. Meyer-Vernet , A. Lecacheux , S. Belheouane , M. Moncuquet , W. S. Kurth , I. Mann , D. G. Mitchell , N. André

Observations of plasma waves by the Fields Suite and of electrons by the Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons Investigation (SWEAP) on Parker Solar Probe provide strong evidence for pitch angle scattering of strahl-energy electrons by…

We present surprising observations by the NASA Van Allen Probes spacecraft of whistler waves with substantial electric field power at harmonics of the whistler wave fundamental frequency. The wave power at harmonics is due to nonlinearly…

Small-scale waves were observed along the boundary between Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt and North Tropical Zone, ~16.5{\deg} N planetographic latitude in Hubble Space Telescope data in 2012 and throughout 2015 to 2018, observable at all…

Saturn's mid-sized moons (satellites) have a puzzling orbital configuration with trapping in mean-motion resonances with every other pairs (Mimas-Tethys 4:2 and Enceladus-Dione 2:1). To reproduce their current orbital configuration on the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-19 Ayano Nakajima , Shigeru Ida , Yota Ishigaki

Context. Solar outflows are a considerable source of free energy which accumulates in multiple forms like beaming (or drifting) components and/or temperature anisotropies. However, kinetic anisotropies of plasma particles do not grow…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-07-03 S. M. Shaaban , M. Lazar , P. H. Yoon , S. Poedts

Collisionless shocks and plasma turbulence are crucial ingredients for a broad range of astrophysical systems. The shock-turbulence interaction, and in particular the transmission of fully developed turbulence across the quasi-perpendicular…

We consider a two-dimensional wave system containing a subwavelength hole, such as an aperture in an interface supporting surface electromagnetic or acoustic waves, or an island in a fluid surface sustaining gravity-capillary waves. Recent…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-04-30 Junyi Ye , Zheyi Li , Alexey Y. Nikitin , Franco Nori , Wenzhe Liu , Konstantin Y. Bliokh , Lei Shi

The aim of this study is to simulate the slow mode structures in the Hermean magnetosphere. We use a single fluid MHD model and a multipolar expansion of the Northward displaced Hermean magnetic field, to perform simulations with different…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-17 J. Varela , F. Pantellini , M. Moncuquet