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Formation of H+ PUI Tails Downstream of Distant Interplanetary Shocks

The Astrophysical Journal
New Horizons’ Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument has observed interplanetary shocks from ∼20 to 60 au from the Sun. Different studies have analyzed the effects of these shocks on the solar wind ion (SWI) and interstellar pickup ion (PUI ...
E. J. Zirnstein, D. J. McComas, B. L. Shrestha, H. A. Elliott, P. C. Brandt, S. A. Stern, A. R. Poppe, J. Parker, E. Provornikova, K. Singer, A. Verbiscer, New Horizons Heliophysics Team   +11 more
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Solar cycle dependence of scaling in solar wind fluctuations [PDF]

, 2008
In this review we collate recent results for the statistical scaling properties of fluctuations in the solar wind with a view to synthesizing two descriptions: that of evolving MHD turbulence and that of a scaling signature of coronal origin that ...
B. Hnat, Hnat, B., Kiyani, K., S. C. Chapman, K. Kiyani, Chapman, S. C., Chapman, Sandra C.   +6 more
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Axial Flux Evolution of Small-scale Magnetic Flux Ropes from 0.06 to 10 au

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Small-scale magnetic flux ropes (SMFRs) fill much of the solar wind, but their origin and evolution are debated. We apply our recently developed, improved Grad–Shafranov algorithm for the detection and reconstruction of SMFRs to data from Parker Solar ...
Hameedullah Farooki, Jeongwoo Lee, Francesco Pecora, Haimin Wang, Hyomin Kim   +4 more
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Effects of Waves on the Spectral Anisotropy of the Transition Range in Solar Wind Turbulence

The Astrophysical Journal
In the transition range of the solar wind turbulence, the magnetic spectrum has been observed to be strongly anisotropic with respect to the local mean field. However, the generation mechanism of the anisotropy remains not well understood.
Hua Zhang, Xin Wang, Haochen Yuan
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TRANSPORT EQUATION FOR MHD TURBULENCE: APPLICATION TO PARTICLE ACCELERATION AT INTERPLANETARY SHOCKS

The Astrophysical Journal, 2009
The aim of the present paper is to unify the various transport equations for turbulent waves that are used in different areas of space physics. Here, we mostly focus on the magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, in particular the Alfvenic turbulence. The applied methods, however, are general and can be extended to other forms of turbulence, for example the ...
Sokolov, Igor V., Roussev, Ilia I., Skender, Marina, Gombosi, Tamas I., Usmanov, Arcadi V.   +4 more
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Radar detection of interplanetary shocks : scattering by anisotropic Langmuir turbulence

, 2010
Earth-directed interplanetary shocks associated with coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are known to have a severe impact on the magnetosphere, causing strong geomagnetic storms and substorms. Hence, early detection of such shocks is important.
Thidé, Bo,, Khotyaintsev, Mykola,, Mel'nik, Valentin, Khotyaintsev, Yu V.,   +3 more
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Spatial correlation of solar-wind turbulence from two-point measurements [PDF]

, 2005
Interplanetary turbulence, the best studied case of low frequency plasma turbulence, is the only directly quantified instance of astrophysical turbulence.
Smith, C. W., Dasso, Sergio Ricardo, Weygand, J. M., Milano, L. J., Matthaeus, W. H., Kivelson, M. G.   +5 more
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Improved Energy Fractions for Model Slab and Two-dimensional Interplanetary Turbulence

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
The distribution of energy within interplanetary turbulence has been modeled with a slab part with wavevectors along the background magnetic field B _0 and a 2D part with wavevectors perpendicular to B _0 . J. W. Bieber et al.
Bernard J. Vasquez, Charles W. Smith, Roy B. Torbert   +2 more
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Turbulent accumulation of interplanetary magnetic fluxes at the Venus ionopause

Geophysical Research Letters, 1981
The accumulation of interplanetary magnetic fluxes around the Venus ionopause is examined in the light of the PVO magnetometer and plasma wave measurements. It is argued that convective electric currents within the ionosphere are not sufficient to account for the observed geometry of the magnetic profiles. It is suggested that turbulent flow conditions
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On the Formation of Super-Alfvénic Flows Downstream of Collisionless Shocks

The Astrophysical Journal
Super-Alfvénic jets, with kinetic energy densities significantly exceeding that of the solar wind, are commonly generated downstream of Earth's bow shock under both high- and low-beta plasma conditions. In this study, we present theoretical evidence that
Adnane Osmane, Savvas Raptis
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