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Meridional flow in the solar interior plays an important role in redistributing angular momentum and transporting magnetic flux inside the Sun. Although it has long been recognized that the meridional flow is predominantly poleward at the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Junwei Zhao , R. S. Bogart , A. G. Kosovichev , T. L. Duvall, , Thomas Hartlep

We investigate wave propagation and energy transport in magnetic elements, which are representatives of small scale magnetic flux concentrations in the magnetic network on the Sun. This is a continuation of earlier work by Hasan et al.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 G. Vigeesh , S. S. Hasan , O. Steiner

The solar wind is a dynamic plasma outflow that shapes heliospheric conditions and drives space weather. Identifying its large-scale phenomena is crucial, yet the increasing volume of high-cadence Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observations poses…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-03 Valmir P Moraes Filho , Daniela Martin , Jasmine R. Kobayashi , Connor O'Brien , Jinsu Hong , Evangelia Samara , Joseph Gallego

The numerical simulation of the development of a streamer discharge in a gap with an external longitudinal magnetic field was used to demonstrate the self-focusing of such discharges. Self-focusing is caused by a sharp deceleration of the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-06-02 Andrey Starikovskiy , Nickolay Aleksandrov , Mikhail Shneider

We use the plasma density based on measurements of the probe-to-spacecraft potential in combination with magnetic field measurements by MAG to study fields and density fluctuations in the solar wind observed by Solar Orbiter during the…

Current sheet is believed to be the region of energy dissipation via magnetic reconnection in solar flares. However, its properties, for example, the dynamic process, have not been fully understood. Here we report a current sheet in a solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-07 Y. Li , J. C. Xue , M. D. Ding , X. Cheng , Y. Su , L. Feng , J. Hong , H. Li , W. Q. Gan

An MHD model of a Hydrogen plasma with flow, an energy equation, NLTE ionization and radiative cooling, and an Ohm's law with anisotropic electrical conduction and thermoelectric effects is used to self-consistently generate atmospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-06 Michael L. Goodman , Philip G. Judge

The solar wind, a stream of charged particles originating from the Sun and transcending interplanetary space, poses risks to technology and astronauts. In this work, we develop a prediction model to forecast the solar wind speed at the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-22 Daniel Collin , Yuri Shprits , Stefan J. Hofmeister , Stefano Bianco , Guillermo Gallego

This paper presents the analysis of 3D evolution of solar wind density turbulence and speed at various levels of solar activity between solar cycles 22 and 24. The solar wind data has been obtained from interplanetary scintillation (IPS)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 P. K. Manoharan

We report on the plasma properties of small-scale transient events identified in the quiet Sun, coronal holes and their boundaries. We use spectroscopic co-observations from SUMER/SoHO and EIS/Hinode combined with high cadence imaging data…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 M. S. Madjarska , Z. Huang , J. G. Doyle , S. Subramanian

Large-scale velocity fields in the solar photosphere remain a mystery in spite of many years of intensive studies. In this thesis, the new method of the measurements of the solar photospheric flow fields is proposed. It is based on local…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-13 Michal Svanda

Aims. To investigate the magnetic field geometry and waves in the region near the Sun where the heliospheric current sheet is formed. Methods. One good example of apparent open and closed field lines was found and its fields and plasmas…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-21 Forrest Mozer , Andrii Voshchepynets , Oleksiy Agapitov , Kyung-Eu Choi , Richard Sydora

We analyzed intermittency in the solar wind, as observed on the ecliptic plane, looking at magnetic field and velocity fluctuations between 0.3 and 1 AU, for both fast and slow wind and for compressive and directional fluctuations. Our…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 R. Bruno , V. Carbone , L. Sorriso-Valvo , B. Bavassano

The variability of helium abundance in the solar corona and the solar wind is an important signature of solar activity, solar cycle, solar wind sources, as well as coronal heating processes. Motivated by recently reported remote sensing UV…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-24 Leon Ofman , Yogesh , Silvio Giordano

We inspect the evolution of SIRs from Earth to Mars (distance range 1-1.5 AU) over the declining phase of solar cycle 24 (2014-2018). So far, studies only analyzed SIRs measured at Earth and Mars at different times. We compare existing…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-19 Paul Geyer , Manuela Temmer , Jingnan Guo , Stephan G. Heinemann

Recent observations of the solar corona with the LASCO coronagraph on board of the SOHO spacecraft have revealed the occurrence of triple helmet streamers even during solar minimum, which occasionally go unstable and give rise to large…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 T. Wiegelmann , K. Schindler , T. Neukirch

Information on the rotation rate of the corona, and its variation over latitude and solar cycle, is valuable for making global connections between the corona and the Sun, for global estimates of reconnection rates, and as a basic parameter…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-06 Liam T. Edwards , David Kuridze , Thomas Williams , Huw Morgan

Prompted by high resolution observations, I propose an explanation for the 40+ year old problem of structure and energy balance in the solar transition region. The ingredients are simply cross-field diffusion of neutral atoms from cool…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Philip G. Judge

Aims: We present the first measurements of the solar-wind angular-momentum (AM) flux recorded by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Our aim is the validation of these measurements to support future studies of the Sun's AM loss. Methods: We…