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Preliminary results are presented which suggest that scaling and singularity characteristics of solar wind and ground based magnetic fluctuations appear to be a significant component in the solar wind - magnetosphere interaction processes.…

Space Physics · Physics 2020-01-29 Z. Vörös , D. Jankovičová , P. Kovács

We examine 188 coronal mass ejections (CMEs) measured by the twin STEREO spacecraft during 2007-2016 to investigate the generic features of the CME sheath and the magnetic ejecta (ME) and dependencies of average physical parameters of the…

Space Physics · Physics 2020-12-09 T. M. Salman , N. Lugaz , C. J. Farrugia , R. M. Winslow , L. K. Jian , A. B. Galvin

Fluctuations in the flow velocity and magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the Solar System. These fluctuations are turbulent, in the sense that they are disordered and span a broad range of scales in both space and time. The study of solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-04 F. Fraternale , L. Gallana , M. Iovieno , M. Opher , J. D. Richardson , D. Tordella

Aims: We investigate whether solar coronal mass ejections are driven mainly by coupling to the ambient solar wind or through the release of internal magnetic energy. Methods: We examine the energetics of 39 flux-rope like coronal mass…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Prasad Subramanian , Angelos Vourlidas

The degree of linear polarization has recently been found to show wide random variations over the solar disk. These variations are presumably at least partly due to fluctuations in the flux density of turbulent photospheric magnetic fields…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Petrovay

Understanding the trajectory of a coronal mass ejection (CME), including any deflection from a radial path, and the orientation of its magnetic field is essential for space weather predictions. Kay et al. (2015b) developed a model,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-07 C. Kay , M. Opher

Observations of nearby molecular clouds detect "shells", which are likely caused by winds from young main sequence stars. However, the progenitors of these observed features are not well characterized and the mass-loss rates inferred from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-07 S. S. R. Offner , H. G. Arce

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are complex magnetized plasma structures in which the magnetic field spirals around a central axis, forming what is known as a flux rope (FR). The central FR axis can be oriented at any angle to the ecliptic.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-28 Karmen Martinić , Eleanna Asvestari , Mateja Dumbović , Tobias Rindlisbacher , Manuela Temmer , Bojan Vršnak

Solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large-scale eruptions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun into the corona and interplanetary space. They are the most significant drivers of adverse space weather at Earth and other locations in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-02-20 Jason P. Byrne

We investigate the Sun-Earth dynamics of a set of 38 well-observed Coronal Mass Ejections(CMEs) using data from the STEREO, SOHO missions and WIND instrument. We seek to quantify the relative contributions of Lorentz force and aerodynamic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-31 Nishtha Sachdeva

Simultaneous in situ measurements of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), including both plasma and magnetic field, by two spacecraft in radial alignment have been extremely rare. Here, we report on one such CME measured by Solar Orbiter (SolO)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-27 F. Regnault , N. Al-Haddad , N. Lugaz , C. J. Farrugia , W. Yu , B. Zhuang , E. E. Davies

Solar Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large-scale ejections of plasma and magnetic field from the corona, which propagate through interplanetary space. CMEs are the most significant drivers of adverse space weather on Earth, but the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-22 Shane Maloney

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the largest type of eruptions on the Sun and the main driver of severe space weather at the Earth. In this study, we implement a force-free spheromak CME description within 3-D magnetohydrodynamic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-20 Gordon J. Koehn , Ravindra T. Desai , Emma E. Davies , Robert J. Forsyth , Jonathan P. Eastwood , Stefaan Poedts

We investigate how a weak coronal mass ejection (CME) launched on 2016 October 8 without obvious signatures in the low corona produced a relatively intense geomagnetic storm. Remote sensing observations from SDO, STEREO and SOHO and in situ…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-06-20 Wen He , Ying D. Liu , Huidong Hu , Rui Wang , Xiaowei Zhao

Studies of solar wind turbulence traditionally employ high-resolution magnetic field data, but high-resolution measurements of ion and electron moments have been possible only recently. We report the first turbulence studies of ion and…

Solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) cause immediate and adverse effects on the interplanetary space and geospace. The deeper understanding of the mechanisms that produce them and the construction of efficient prediction schemes…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-12 Ioannis Kontogiannis

We have studied three Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) having clear signatures of magnetic cloud (MC) arrival at 1 AU and their associated solar sources during 2011 to 2013. Comparing the axial magnetic field strength (B0) of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-30 Ranadeep Sarkar , Nandita Srivastava

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the most geoeffective space weather phenomena, being associated with large geomagnetic storms, having the potential to cause disturbances to telecommunication, satellite network disruptions, power grid…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-17 Andreea-Clara Pricopi , Alin Razvan Paraschiv , Diana Besliu-Ionescu , Anca-Nicoleta Marginean

Direct correlation between temporal structural fluctuations and electron wind force is demonstrated, for the first time, by STM imaging and analysis of atomically-resolved motion on a thin film surface under large applied current (10e5…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 O. Bondarchuk , W. G. Cullen , M. Degawa , Ellen D. Williams

Large-scale compressive slow-mode-like fluctuations can cause variations in the density, temperature, and magnetic-field magnitude in the solar wind. In addition, they also lead to fluctuations in the differential flow $U_{\rm p\alpha}$…

Space Physics · Physics 2023-08-07 Xingyu Zhu , Daniel Verscharen , Jiansen He , Bennett A. Maruca , Christopher J. Owen