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Interactions between flows and magnetic fields in the Sun's plasma can change surface waves and flows near active regions, are evident in cyclic changes of large-scale phenomena such as the meridional circulation, and contribute to dynamics…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-23 E. J. Zita , C. Smith , N. E. Hurlburt

In this work, we studied the characteristics and dynamical changes during the recovery time of moderate and strong geomagnetic storms (Dst $<-50$ nT). Investigating 57 storms triggered by CMEs/CIRs, we focused on the solar wind's influence…

Space Physics · Physics 2024-07-03 O. Ahmed , B. Badruddin , M. Derouich

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental mechanism in astrophysics. A common challenge in mimicking this process numerically in particular for the Sun is that the solar electrical resistivity is small compared to the diffusive effects caused…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-05 Øystein Håvard Færder , Daniel Nóbrega-Siverio , Mats Carlsson

The Earth is a planet with a dipolar magnetic field which is agitated by a magnetized plasma wind streaming from the Sun. The magnetic field shields the Earth's surface from penetrating high energy solar wind particles, as well as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 G. T. Birk , H. Lesch , C. Konz

Solar wind-magnetosphere coupling, its causes and consequences have been studied for the last several decades. However, the assessment of continuously changing behaviour of the sun, plasma and field flows in the interplanetary space and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-09 Badruddin , O. P. M. Aslam

This work is devoted to study the magnetic reconnection instability under solar spicule conditions. Numerical study of the resistive tearing instability in a current sheet is presented by considering the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) framework.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-30 Z. Fazel , H. Ebadi

Alfv\'enic rotational discontinuities (RDs) are abundant in the inner heliosphere and can be used to model the boundary of switchbacks, i.e. Alfv\'enic magnetic kinks. To investigate the effects of RDs on proton kinetics, we model a pair of…

Space Physics · Physics 2025-12-12 Rong Lin , Fabio Bacchini , Jiansen He , Luca Pezzini , Jingyu Peng

We resolve the paradox that although magnetic collimation of an isotropic solar wind results in an enhancement of its proton flux along the polar directions, several observations indicate a wind proton flux peaked at the equator. To that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Tsinganos , S. Bogovalov

The location of the terrestrial magnetopause (MP) and it's subsolar stand-off distance depends not only on the solar wind dynamic pressure and the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), both of which play a crucial role in determining it's…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-09-06 Madhusudan Ingale , P. Janardhan , K. Fujiki , Susanta Kumar Bisoi , Diptiranjan Rout

Multiwavelength observations of the propagating disturbances (PDs), discovered by Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), are analyzed to determine its driving mechanism and physical nature. Two magnetic…

Turbulence, magnetic reconnection, and shocks can be present in explosively unstable plasmas, forming a new electromagnetic environment, which we call here turbulent reconnection, and where spontaneous formation of current sheets takes…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-11-28 Loukas Vlahos , Heinz Isliker

We conduct 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of decaying turbulence in the solar wind context. To account for the spherical expansion of the solar wind, we implement the expanding box model. The initial turbulence comprises…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-27 Chen Shi , Nikos Sioulas , Zesen Huang , Marco Velli , Anna Tenerani , Victor Réville

Turbulence is fundamental to energy transfer across scales in space and astrophysical plasmas. Bow shock interactions have long been hypothesized to significantly modify turbulence in planetary environments, yet the quantification of such…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-10-27 Wence Jiang , Hui Li , Nahuel Andrés , Lina Hadid , Daniel Verscharen , Chi Wang

Magnetic reconnection, a plasma process converting magnetic energy to particle kinetic energy, is often invoked to explain magnetic energy releases powering high-energy flares in astrophysical sources including pulsar wind nebulae and black…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-17 Gregory R. Werner , Dmitri A. Uzdensky

Magnetic reconnection, the rearrangement of magnetic field topology, is a fundamental physical process in magnetized plasma systems all over the universe1,2. Its process is difficult to be directly observed. Coronal structures, such as…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-21 Leping Li , Jun Zhang , Hardi Peter , Eric Priest , Huadong Chen , Lijia Guo , Feng Chen , Duncan Mackay

In order for diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) to accelerate particles to high energies, the energetic particles must be able to interact with magnetic turbulence over a broad wavelength range. The weakly anisotropic distribution of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 A. M. Bykov , S. M. Osipov , D. C. Ellison

The interaction between the strong winds in stellar colliding-wind binary (CWB) systems produces two shock fronts, delimiting the wind collision region (WCR). There, particles are expected to be accelerated mainly via diffusive shock…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-30 Emanuele Grimaldo , Anita Reimer , Ralf Kissmann , Felix Niederwanger , Klaus Reitberger

The Magnetic cloud boundary layer (BL) is a dynamic region formed by the interaction of the magnetic cloud (MC) and the ambient solar wind. In the present study, we comparatively investigate the proton and electron mean flux variations in…

Space Physics · Physics 2012-06-26 Y. Wang , F. S. Wei , X. S. Feng , P. B. Zuo , J. P. Guo , X. J. Xu , Z. Li

This work consists of two parts: the first devoted to the study of the heating of the magnetically confined Solar Corona, and the second to the acceleration of the Slow Solar Wind. Direct 3D reduced MHD simulations are presented. They model…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-13 A. F. Rappazzo

$PSP$ and $SolO$ data are utilized to investigate magnetic field intermittency in the solar wind (SW). Small-scale intermittency $(20-100d_{i})$ is observed to radially strengthen when methods relying on higher-order moments are considered…

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