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\textit{Parker Solar Probe} has shown the ubiquitous presence of strong magnetic field deflections, namely switchbacks, during its first perihelion where it was embedded in a highly Alfv\'enic slow stream. Here, we study the turbulent…

The correlation scale and the Taylor scale are evaluated for interplanetary magnetic field fluctuations from two-point, single time correlation function using the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), Wind, and Cluster spacecraft data during…

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Analysis of the Interball-1 spacecraft data (1995-2000) has shown that the solar wind ion flux sometimes increases or decreases abruptly by more than 20% over a time period of several seconds or minutes. Typically, the amplitude of such…

Space Physics · Physics 2011-02-08 Olga Khabarova , Georgy Zastenker

The origin and evolution of the 1/f power law observed in the energy spectrum of solar coronal and solar wind fluctuations at scales of around an hour is not entirely understood. Several existing theories aim at explaining it, involving…

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Solar wind fluctuations, such as magnetic field or velocity, show power law power spectra suggestive both of an inertial range of intermittent turbulence (with $\sim -5/3$ exponent) and at lower frequencies, of fluctuations of coronal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. M. Nicol , S. C. Chapman , R. O. Dendy

Solar wind magnetic fluctuation spectra exhibit a significant power law steepening at frequencies f>1Hz. The origin of this multi-scaling is investigated through dispersive Hall magnetohydrodynamics. We perform three-dimensional numerical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Galtier , E. Buchlin

The solar wind is a structured and complex system, in which the fields vary strongly over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. As an example, the turbulent activity in the wind affects the evolution in the heliosphere of the…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 M. E. Ruiz , S. Dasso , W. H. Matthaeus , J. M. Weygand

We present a broad review of 1/f noise observations in the heliosphere, and discuss and complement the theoretical background of generic 1/f models as relevant to NASA's PUNCH mission. First observed in the voltage fluctuations of vacuum…

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We examine statistics of magnetic field vector components to explore how intermittency evolves from near sun plasma to radial distances as large as 10 au. Statistics entering the analysis include auto-correlation, magnetic structure…

Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) have low proton beta across a broad range of heliocentric distances and a magnetic flux rope structure at large scales, making them a unique environment for studying solar wind fluctuations.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-17 S. W. Good , O. K. Rantala , A. -S. M. Jylhä , C. H. K. Chen , C. Möstl , E. K. J. Kilpua

Some differences between theoretical, numerical and observational determinations of spectral slopes of solar wind turbulence are interpreted in the thermodynamical sense. Confirmations of turbulent Kolmogorov slopes in solar wind magnetic…

Space Physics · Physics 2016-03-01 R. A. Treumann , W. Baumjohann , Y. Narita

The intermittency of density fluctuations in the solar wind at kinetic scales has been examined using high time resolution Faraday cup measurements from the Spektr-R spacecraft. It was found that the probability density functions (PDFs) of…

Space Physics · Physics 2014-06-23 C. H. K. Chen , L. Sorriso-Valvo , J. Šafránková , Z. Němeček

Magnetic switchbacks are fluctuations in the solar wind in which the interplanetary magnetic field sharply deflects away from its background direction so as to create folds in magnetic field lines while remaining of roughly constant…

Radio signals propagating via the solar corona and solar wind are significantly affected by compressive waves, impacting properties of solar bursts as well as sources viewed through the turbulent solar atmosphere. While static fluctuations…

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We make use of the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) data to explore the nature of solar wind turbulence focusing on the Alfv\'enic character and power spectra of the fluctuations and their dependence on distance and context (i.e. large scale solar…

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

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…

Magnetic fluctuations in the solar wind are often observed to maintain constant magnitude of the magnetic field in a manner consistent with spherically-polarized large-amplitude Alfv\'en waves. We investigate the effect of spherical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-17 Corina Dunn , Trevor Bowen , Alfred Mallet , Samuel Badman , Stuart Bale

Fluctuations in the Sun's photospheric magnetic field are the primary source of the turbulence that can heat and accelerate the solar atmosphere, and thus play an important role in the production and evolution of the solar wind that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-26 Rohit Chhiber , Raphael Attie , William H. Matthaeus , Sohom Roy , Barbara J. Thompson

We study the radial evolution of intermittency of density fluctuations in the fast solar wind. The study is performed analyzing the plasma density measurements provided by Helios 2 in the inner heliosphere between $0.3$ and $0.9$ AU. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-14 R. Bruno , D. Telloni , L. Primavera , E. Pietropaolo , R. D'Amicis , L. Sorriso-Valvo , V. Carbone , F. Malara , P. Veltri