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We survey the electron heat flux observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) in the near-Sun environment at heliocentric distances of 0.125-0.25 AU. We utilized measurements from the Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons and FIELDS…

Data from the first two orbits of the Sun by Parker Solar Probe reveal that the solar wind sunward of 50 solar radii is replete with plasma waves and instabilities. One of the most prominent plasma wave power enhancements in this region…

Kinetic exospheric models revealed that the solar wind is accelerated by an ambipolar electric field up to supersonic velocities. The presence of suprathermal Strahl electrons at the exobase can further increase the velocity to higher…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-25 Viviane Pierrard , Maximilien Peters de Bonhome

The isotropization process of a collisionless plasma with an electron temperature anisotropy along an external magnetic field ($T_\| ^e\gg T_\perp^e$, $\|$ and $\perp$ with respect to the background magnetic field) and isotropic protons is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Peter Messmer

In the present paper we study impact of the photospheric 5-minute oscillations on the ion cyclotron waves in the solar wind. We proceed from the assumption that the ion cyclotron waves in solar wind are experiencing modulation with a…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-10-28 Anatol Guglielmi , Alexander Potapov , Boris Dovbnya

A growing body of evidence suggests that the solar wind is powered to a large extent by an Alfv\'en-wave (AW) energy flux. AWs energize the solar wind via two mechanisms: heating and work. We use high-resolution direct numerical simulations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-05 Jean C. Perez , Benjamin D. G. Chandran , Kristopher G. Klein , Mihailo M. Martinović

The $\textit{Parker Solar Probe}$ ($\textit{PSP}$) mission has observed near-continuous power in parallel ion cyclotron waves (PICWs) in the young, fast solar wind. These waves are unlikely to be directly produced by the turbulent cascade…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-26 Evan L. Yerger , Benjamin D. G. Chandran , Vincent David , Trevor A. Bowen , Stuart D. Bale

A model of electric energization of the Solar Wind and Corona is developed, including electro-magnetic (EM) particle effects precluded by traditional magneto-hydro (MHD) assumptions. Using standard 1-D radial Solar models for particle…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-10-12 Charles F. Driscoll

During solar flares a large amount of electrons with energies greater than 20 keV is generated with a production rate of typically $10^{36}$ s$^{-1}$. A part of them is able to propagate along open magnetic field lines through the corona…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-11 F. Breitling , G. Mann , C. Vocks

Coronal waves, significant solar phenomena, act as diagnostic tools for scientists studying solar atmosphere properties. Here, we present a novel observation detailing how a coronal wave event, associated with an X5.0 class flare,…

We present a study of the frequency of transient brightenings in the core of solar active regions as observed in the Fe XVIII line component of AIA/SDO 94 A filter images. The Fe XVIII emission is isolated using an empirical correction to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Ignacio Ugarte-Urra , Harry P. Warren

The opening-up of the magnetic field during solar eruptive events is often accompanied by a dimming of the local coronal emission. From observations of filament eruptions recorded with the Extreme-Ultraviolet Imager on STEREO during…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-10 Eva Robbrecht , Yi-Ming Wang

We study the onset of electron heating in intense laser-solid interactions and its impact on the spectral quality of radiation pressure accelerated ions in both hole boring and light sail regimes. Two- and three-dimensional particle-in-cell…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-11-01 H. -G. Jason Chou , Anna Grassi , Siegfried H. Glenzer , Frederico Fiuza

We present a detailed analysis of oxygen ion velocity distributions in the extended solar corona, based on observations made with the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer (UVCS) on the SOHO spacecraft. Polar coronal holes at solar minimum…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Steven R. Cranmer , Alexander V. Panasyuk , John L. Kohl

Adiabatic heating of solar wind electrons at the Earth's bow shock and its foreshock region produces transversely anisotropic hot electrons that, in turn, generate intense high-frequency whistler-mode waves. These waves are often detected…

Minor ion (such as $He^{2+}$) heating via nonresonant interaction with spectra of linearly and circularly polarized Alfv\'{e}n waves (LPAWs and CPAWs hereafter) is studied. The obtained analytic solutions are in good agreement with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Chuanfei Dong

We consider the generation of electric currents in the solar chromosphere where the ionization level is typically low. We show that ambient electrons become magnetized even for weak magnetic fields (30 G); that is, their gyrofrequency…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-29 V. Krasnoselskikh , G. Vekstein , H. S. Hudson , S. D. Bale , W. P. Abbett

Acoustic waves excited in the photosphere and below might play an integral part in the heating of the solar chromosphere and corona. However, it is yet not fully clear how much of the initially acoustic wave flux reaches the corona and in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-08 Julia M. Riedl , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Fabio Reale , Marcel Goossens , Antonino Petralia , Paolo Pagano

Plasma turbulence cascading from MHD to kinetic scales in the heliospheric plasma is believed to play a key role in coronal heating and fast solar wind acceleration, but the properties of the turbulence remain poorly constrained by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-03 Eduard P. Kontar , A. Gordon Emslie , Daniel L. Clarkson , Alexander Pitna

We develop a 1D solar-wind model that includes separate energy equations for the electrons and protons, proton temperature anisotropy, collisional and collisionless heat flux, and an analytical treatment of low-frequency, reflection-driven,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-01-10 Benjamin D. G. Chandran , Timothy J. Dennis , Eliot Quataert , Stuart D. Bale