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Turbulence, a ubiquitous phenomenon in interplanetary space, is crucial for the energy conversion of space plasma at multiple scales. This work focuses on the propagation, polarization and wave composition properties of the solar wind…

Space Physics · Physics 2020-09-09 Xingyu Zhu , Jiansen He , Daniel Verscharen , Die Duan , Stuart D. Bale

Observations from Parker Solar Probe's first five orbits are used to investigate the helioradial evolution of probability density functions (PDFs) of fluctuations of magnetic field components, between \(\sim 28\) - 200 \(\rs\).…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-09 Rohit Chhiber

Solar radio type III bursts are believed to be the most sensitive signature of near-relativistic electron beam propagation in the corona. A solar radio type IIIb-III pair burst with fine frequency structures, observed by the Low Frequency…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-11 Xingyao Chen , Eduard P. Kontar , Sijie Yu , Yihua Yan , Jing Huang , Baolin Tan

Parker Solar Probe (PSP) entered a region of the sub-Alfvenic solar wind during encounter 8 and we present the first detailed analysis of low-frequency turbulence properties in this novel region. The magnetic field and flow velocity vectors…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-08 G. P. Zank , L. -L. Zhao , L. Adhikri , D. Telloni , J. C. Kasper , M. Stevens , A. Rahmati , S. D. Bale

The velocity of alpha particles relative to protons can vary depending on the solar wind type and distance from the Sun (Marsch 2012). Measurements from the previous spacecraft provided the alpha-proton's differential velocities down to 0.3…

Electron beams accelerated in solar flares and escaping from the Sun along open magnetic field lines can trigger intense radio emissions known as type III solar radio bursts. Utilizing observations by Parker Solar Probe (PSP), STEREO-A…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-02 Francesco Azzollini , Eduard P. Kontar

The Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons experiment on the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) mission measures the three-dimensional electron velocity distribution function. We derive the parameters of the core, halo, and strahl populations…

The first two orbits of the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft have enabled the first in situ measurements of the solar wind down to a heliocentric distance of 0.17 au (or 36 Rs). Here, we present an analysis of this data to study solar…

Observations by the Parker Solar Probe mission of the solar wind at about 35.7 solar radii reveal the existence of whistler wave packets with frequencies below 0.1 f/fce (20-80 Hz in the spacecraft frame). These waves often coincide with…

The Parker Solar Probe mission provides a unique opportunity to characterize several features of the solar wind at different heliocentric distances. Recent findings have shown a transition in the inertial range spectral and scaling…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-30 Tommaso Alberti , Simone Benella , Giuseppe Consolini , Mirko Stumpo , Roberto Benzi

We investigate the validity of Taylor's Hypothesis (TH) in the analysis of Alfv\'enic fluctuations of velocity and magnetic fields in solar wind streams measured by Parker Solar Probe (PSP)~during the first four encounters. We use PSP…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-02 Jean C. Perez , Sofiane Bourouaine , Christopher H. K. Chen , Nour E. Raouafi

$\textit{AIMS.}$ To investigate processes associated with generation of type-III radiation. $\textit{METHODS.}$ Measure the amplitudes and phase velocities of Parker Solar Probe observed electric fields, magnetic fields, and plasma density…

We use \emph{Parker Solar Probe} (\emph{PSP}) in-situ measurements to analyze the characteristics of solar wind turbulence during the first solar encounter covering radial distances between $35.7R_\odot$ and $41.7R_\odot$. In our analysis…

Parker Solar Probe (PSP) routinely observes magnetic field deflections in the solar wind at distances less than 0.3 au from the Sun. These deflections are related to structures commonly called 'switchbacks' (SBs), whose origins and…

At the site of their origin, solar meterwave radio bursts contain pristine information about the local coronal magnetic field and plasma parameters. On its way through the turbulent corona, this radiation gets substantially modified due to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-01 Atul Mohan , Surajit Mondal , Divya Oberoi , Colin Lonsdale

The fourth orbit of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) reached heliocentric distances down to 27.9 Rs, allowing solar wind turbulence and acceleration mechanisms to be studied in situ closer to the Sun than previously possible. The turbulence…

Solar wind turbulence is anisotropic with respect to the mean magnetic field. Anisotropy leads to ambiguity when interpreting in-situ turbulence observations in the solar wind because an apparent change in the measurements could be due…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-12 L. -L. Zhao , G. P. Zank , L. Adhikari , M. Nakanotani

Solar wind magnetic fluctuations exhibit anisotropy due to the presence of a mean magnetic field in the form of the Parker spiral. Close to the Sun, direct measurements were not available until the recently launched Parker Solar Probe (PSP)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-05 Riddhi Bandyopadhyay , David J. McComas

Many questions remain about the compressibility of solar wind turbulence with respect to its origins and properties. Low plasma beta (ratio of thermal to magnetic pressure) environments allow for the easier generation of compressible…

This paper presents a preliminary analysis of the turbulence spectrum of the solar wind in the near-Sun region R < 50 Rs, obtained from interplanetary scintillation measurements with the Ooty Radio Telescope at 327 MHz. The results clearly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 P. K. Manoharan