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We investigate numerically the long-time behavior of balanced Alfven wave turbulence forced at intermediate scales. Whereas the usual constant-flux solution is found at the smallest scales, two new scalings are obtained at the forcing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-10-25 S. Galtier , S. Nazarenko

We study the nonlinear evolution of very oblique small-scale Alfv\'en waves with $k_\perp d_i\gtrsim 1$. At these scales, the waves become significantly compressive, unlike in MHD, due to the Hall term in the equations. We demonstrate that…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-03-28 Alfred Mallet , Seth Dorfman , Mel Abler , Trevor Bowen , Christopher H. K. Chen

We calculate the disruption scale $\lambda_{\rm D}$ at which sheet-like structures in dynamically aligned Alfv\'enic turbulence are destroyed by the onset of magnetic reconnection in a low-$\beta$ collisionless plasma. The scaling of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-02-14 A. Mallet , A. A. Schekochihin , B. D. G. Chandran

We investigate compressive turbulence at sub-ion scales with measurements from the Magnetospheric MultiScale Mission. The tetrahedral configuration and high time resolution density data obtained by calibrating spacecraft potential allow an…

We report observations of solar wind turbulence derived from measurements by the Parker Solar Probe. Our findings reveal the emergence of finite magnetic helicity within the transition range of the turbulence, aligning with signatures of…

The equation for temporary evolution of spectral energy of collisionless Alfven waves is derived in framework of weak turbulence theory. The main nonlinear processes for such conditions are induced scattering and two quantum absorption of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 V. N. Zirakashvili

Turbulence in space and astrophysical plasmas is governed by the nonlinear interactions between counterpropagating Alfven waves. Here we present the theoretical considerations behind the design of the first laboratory measurement of an…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 G. G. Howes , K. D. Nielson , D. J. Drake , J. W. R. Schroeder , F. Skiff , C. A. Kletzing , T. A. Carter

In this paper, we study the weakly-compressive high-frequency plasma waves which are superposed on a large-amplitude Alfv\'en wave in a multi-fluid plasma consisting of protons, electrons, and alpha particles. For these waves, the plasma…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-01-16 Daniel Verscharen , Eckart Marsch

We present numerical evidence that in strong Alfvenic turbulence, the critical balance principle---equality of the nonlinear decorrelation and linear propagation times---is scale invariant, in the sense that the probability distribution of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-26 A. Mallet , A. A. Schekochihin , B. D. G. Chandran

Most numerical investigations on the role of magnetic fields in turbulent molecular clouds (MCs) are based on ideal magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD). However, MCs are weakly ionized, so that the time scale required for the magnetic field to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Pak Shing Li , Christopher F. McKee , Richard I. Klein , Robert T. Fisher

We analyse the effects of the propagating Alfv\'en waves, arising due to non-zero mean magnetic fields, on the nonequilibrium steady states of three-dimensional (3d) homogeneous Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. In particular, the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 Abhik Basu , Jayanta K Bhattacharjee

We investigate the dependence of solar wind fluctuations measured by the Wind spacecraft on scale and on the degree of alignment between oppositely directed Elsasser fields. This alignment controls the strength of the non-linear…

In a strongly magnetized, magnetically dominated relativistic plasma, Alfv\'enic turbulence can extend to scales much smaller than the particle inertial scales. It leads to an energy cascade somewhat analogous to inertial- or…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-04-04 Cristian Vega , Stanislav Boldyrev , Vadim Roytershteyn

Both observations and numerical simulations suggest that Alfvenic waves may carry sufficient energy to sustain the hot temperatures of the solar atmospheric plasma. However, the thermalization of wave energy is inefficient unless very short…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-07 S. Diaz-Suarez , R. Soler

Space plasmas are dominated by the presence of large-amplitude waves, large-scale inhomogeneities, kinetic effects and turbulence. Beside the homogeneous turbulence, generation of small scale fluctuations can take place also in other…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-02-22 F. Valentini , C. L. Vasconez , O. Pezzi , S. Servidio , F. Malara , F. Pucci

In this work we used Particle-In-Cell simulations to study the interaction of circularly polarised Alfv\'en waves with one dimensional plasma density inhomogeneities transverse to the uniform magnetic field (phase mixing) in collisionless…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 David Tsiklauri , Jun-Ichi Sakai , Shinji Saito

The nature of solar wind turbulence at large scale is rather well understood in the theoretical framework of magnetohydrodynamics. The situation is quite different at sub-proton scales where the magnetic energy spectrum measured by…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-07-31 Vincent David , Sebastien Galtier

The first three-dimensional, nonlinear gyrokinetic simulation of plasma turbulence resolving scales from the ion to electron gyroradius with a realistic mass ratio is presented, where all damping is provided by resolved physical mechanisms.…

The Earth's magnetosheath provides a high $\beta$ (ratio of electron thermal pressure to magnetic pressure) plasma environment where kinetic Alfv\'en waves (KAWs) strongly influence turbulence and energy dissipation. This study investigates…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-12-11 Mani K. Chettri , Hemam D. Singh , Vivek Shrivastav , Britan Singh , Rupak Mukherjee

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