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Torsional Alfven waves are likely excited with bursts in rotating magnetars. These waves are probably propagated through corotating atmospheres toward a vacuum exterior. We have studied the physical effects of the azimuthal wave number and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Taishi Okita , Yasufumi Kojima

We analyze \textit{Parker Solar Probe} and \textit{Solar Orbiter} observations to investigate the propagation and dissipation of Alfv\'enic fluctuations from the outer corona to 1~AU. Conservation of wave-action flux provides the…

We discuss properties of large amplitude magnetic field fluctuations during fast Alfvenic solar wind streams, focussing on the statistics of the rotation angle between consecutive magnetic field vector measurements for different scales in…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-10-17 L. Matteini , D. Stansby , T. S. Horbury , C. H. K. Chen

The overshooting convective motions in the solar photosphere are frequently proposed as the source for the excitation of Alfv\'en waves. However, the photosphere is a) very weakly ionized, and, b) the dynamics of the plasma particles in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Vranjes , S. Poedts , B. P. Pandey , B. De Pontieu

We report the first experimental detection of a reflected Alfv\'en wave from an Alfv\'en-speed gradient under conditions similar to those in coronal holes. The experiments were conducted in the Large Plasma Device at the University of…

Large-amplitude Alfv\'en waves are subject to parametric decays which can have important consequences in space, astrophysical, and fusion plasmas. Though the Alfv\'en wave parametric decay instability was predicted decades ago,…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-10-12 Feiyu Li , Xiangrong Fu , Seth Dorfman

Switchbacks -- abrupt reversals of the magnetic field within the solar wind -- have been ubiquitously observed by Parker Solar Probe (PSP). Their origin, whether from processes near the solar surface or within the solar wind itself, remains…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-14 Zade Johnston , Jonathan Squire , Alfred Mallet , Romain Meyrand

Alfv\'enic turbulence is an effective mechanism for particle acceleration in strongly magnetized, relativistic plasma. In this study, we investigate a scenario where turbulent plasma is influenced by a strong guide magnetic field, resulting…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-05-20 Cristian Vega , Stanislav Boldyrev , Vadim Roytershteyn

There are in the literature several theories to explain the mass loss in stellar winds. In particular, for late-type stars, some authors have proposed a wind model driven by an outward-directed flux of damped Alfven waves. The winds of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. A. Vidotto , V. Jatenco-Pereira

This paper summarises some of the recent progress that has been made in understanding astrophysical plasma turbulence in the solar wind, from in situ spacecraft observations. At large scales, where the turbulence is predominantly Alfvenic,…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-01-19 C. H. K. Chen

Alfv\'{e}nic component of MHD turbulence damps Alfv\'{e}nic waves. The consequences of this effect are important for many processes, from cosmic ray (CR) propagation to launching outflows and winds in galaxies and other magnetized systems.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-01-17 Alex Lazarian , Siyao Xu

The chiral magnetic effect emerges from a miroscopic level, and its interesting consequences have been discussed in the dynamics of the early universe, neutron stars and quark-gluon plasma. An instability is caused by anomalous electric…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-01 Yasufumi Kojima , Yuri Miura

We study the evolution of non-linear circularly polarised Alfven waves by solving numerically the time-dependent equations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in one dimension. We examine the behaviour of the waves and find that different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Rim Turkmani , Ulf Torkelsson

How do magnetohydrodynamic waves travel from the fully ionized corona, into and through the underlying partially ionized chromosphere, and what are the consequences for solar flares? To address these questions, we have developed a 2-fluid…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-02-22 Alexander J. B. Russell , Lyndsay Fletcher

In this paper we show that the phase mixing of continuum Alfv\'{e}n waves and/or continuum slow waves in magnetic structures of the solar atmosphere as, e.g., coronal arcades, can create the illusion of wave propagation across the magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-21 T. Kaneko , M. Goossens , R. Soler , J. Terradas , T. Van Doorsselaere , T. Yokoyama , A. N. Wright

Broadly, solar wind source regions can be classified by their magnetic topology as intermittently and continuously open to the heliosphere. Early models of solar wind acceleration do not account for the fastest, non-transient solar wind…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-29 B. L. Alterman

We show that a helical shear flow of a magnetized plasma may serve as an efficient amplifier of Alfven waves. We find that even when the flow is purely ejectional (i.e., when no rotation is present) Alfven waves are amplified through the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Andria D. Rogava , Swadesh M. Mahajan , Gianluigi Bodo , Silvano Massaglia

We suggest a mechanism of energy transformation from fast magnetosonic waves propagating across a magnetic field to Alfv{\'e}n waves propagating along the field. The mechanism is based on {\it swing wave-wave interaction} [T.V.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 T. v. Zaqarashvili , B. Roberts

The magnetic variance anisotropy ($\mathcal{A}_m$) of the solar wind has been used widely as a method to identify the nature of solar wind turbulent fluctuations; however, a thorough discussion of the meaning and interpretation of the…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 J. M. TenBarge , J. J. Podesta , K. G. Klein , G. G. Howes

Observations of the solar atmosphere show that internal gravity waves are generated by overshooting convection, but are suppressed at locations of magnetic flux, which is thought to be the result of mode conversion into magneto-acoustic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-01 G. Vigeesh , J. Jackiewicz , O. Steiner