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The power spectra of the fluctuation noise of the solar active region (AR) areas and magnetic fluxes sequentially observed in time contain information about their geometrical features and the related fundamental physical processes. These…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-14 G. Dumbadze , B. M. Shergelashvili , M. L. Khodachenko , S. Poedts

Many solar coronal jets result from erupting miniature-filament ("minifilament") magnetic flux ropes that reconnect with encountered surrounding far-reaching field. Many of those minifilament flux ropes are apparently built and triggered to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-09 Alphonse C. Sterling , Ronald L. Moore , Navdeep K. Panesar , Tanmoy Samanta

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

Past observations show that solar wind (SW) acceleration occurs inside the sub-Alfvenic region, reaching the local Alfven speed at typical distances ~ 10 - 20 Rs (solar radii). Recently, Parker Solar Probe (PSP) traversed regions of…

We present a measurement of the scale-dependent, three-dimensional structure of the magnetic field fluctuations in inertial range solar wind turbulence with respect to a local, physically motivated coordinate system. The Alfvenic…

Space Physics · Physics 2012-10-09 C. H. K. Chen , A. Mallet , A. A. Schekochihin , T. S. Horbury , R. T. Wicks , 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…

We investigate the evolution and origin of small-scale chromospheric swirls by analyzing numerical simulations of the quiet solar atmosphere, using the radiative magnetohydrodynamic code CO$5$BOLD. We are interested in finding their…

Small-scale magnetic turbulence observed by the Cluster spacecraft in the plasma sheet is investigated by means of a wavelet estimator suitable for detecting distinct scaling characteristics even in noisy measurements. The spectral…

We find evidence for the first observation of the parametric decay instability (PDI) in the lower solar atmosphere. Specifically, we find that the power spectrum of density fluctuations near the solar transition region resembles the power…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-20 Michael Hahn , Xiangrong Fu , Daniel Wolf Savin

The solar wind is a medium characterized by strong turbulence and significant field fluctuations on various scales. Recent observations have revealed that magnetic turbulence exhibits a self-similar behavior. Similarly, high-resolution…

Space Physics · Physics 2025-08-20 Dario Javier Zamora , Facundo Abaca , Bruno Zossi , Ana Georgina Elias

The anisotropy of solar wind turbulence is a critical issue in understanding the physics of energy transfer between scales and energy conversion between fields and particles in the heliosphere. Using the measurement of \emph{Parker Solar…

Magneto-atmospheres with Alfv\'en speed [a] that increases monotonically with height are often used to model the solar atmosphere, at least out to several solar radii. A common example involves uniform vertical or inclined magnetic field in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 P. S. Cally

The formation of shocks within the solar atmosphere remains one of the few observable signatures of energy dissipation arising from the plethora of magnetohydrodynamic waves generated close to the solar surface. Active region observations…

One proposed mechanism for heating the solar wind, from close to the sun to beyond 10 AU, invokes low-frequency, oblique, Alfven-wave turbulence. Because small-scale oblique Alfven waves (kinetic Alfven waves) are compressive, the measured…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Benjamin D. G. Chandran , Eliot Quataert , Gregory G. Howes , Qian Xia , Peera Pongkitiwanichakul

Motivated by the upcoming Solar Orbiter and Solar Probe Plus missions, qualitative and quantitative predictions are made for the effects of the violation of the Taylor hypothesis on the magnetic energy frequency spectrum measured in the…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Kristopher Klein , Gregory Howes , Jason TenBarge

Solar activity is controlled by the magnetic field, which also causes the variability of the solar irradiance that in turn is thought to influence the climate on Earth. The magnetic field manifests itself in the form of structures of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-10 T. L. Riethmüller

The scaling of magnetic fluctuations provides crucial information for the understanding of solar wind turbulence. However, the observed magnetic fluctuations contain not only turbulence but also magnetic structures, leading to the violation…

Space Physics · Physics 2023-04-26 Honghong Wu , Jiansen He , Shiyong Huang , Liping Yang , Xin Wang , Zhigang Yuan

We investigate the local proton energization at magnetic discontinuities/intermittent structures and the corresponding kinetic signatures in velocity phase space in Alfv\'enic and non-Alfv\'enic wind streams observed by Parker Solar Probe.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-09-15 C. A. Gonzalez , J. L. Verniero , R. Bandyopadhyay , A. Tenerani

In the present paper, we investigate the power-law behaviour of the magnetic field spectra in the Earths magnetosheath region using Cluster spacecraft data under solar minimum condition. The power spectral density of the magnetic field data…

Parker Solar Probe measurements have recently shown that coherent fast magnetosonic and Alfv\'{e}n ion-cyclotron waves are abundant in the solar wind and can be accompanied by higher-frequency electrostatic fluctuations. In this letter we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-26 I. Y. Vasko , F. S. Mozer , T. Bowen , J. Verniero , X. An , A. V. Artemyev , J. W. Bonnell , J. Halekas , I. V. Kuzichev