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Journal articleHorbury T, Woolley T, Laker R, et al., 2020,
Sharp Alfvenic impulses in the near-Sun solar wind
, The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics, Vol: 246, Pages: 1-8, ISSN: 0004-637XMeasurements of the near-Sun solar wind by Parker Solar Probe have revealed the presence of largenumbers of discrete Alfv ́enic impulses with an anti-Sunward sense of propagation. These are similarto those previously observed near 1 AU, in high speed streams over the Sun’s poles and at 60 solarradii. At 35 solar radii, however, they are typically shorter and sharper than seen elsewhere. Inaddition, these spikes occur in “patches” and there are also clear periods within the same stream whenthey do not occur; the timescale of these patches might be related to the rate at which the spacecraftmagnetic footpoint tracks across the coronal hole from which the plasma originated. While the velocityfluctuations associated with these spikes are typically under 100 km/s, due to the rather low Alfv ́enspeeds in the streams observed by the spacecraft to date, these are still associated with large angulardeflections of the magnetic field - and these deflections are not isotropic. These deflections do notappear to be related to the recently reported large scale, pro-rotation solar wind flow. Estimates ofthe size and shape of the spikes reveal high aspect ratio flow-aligned structures with a transverse scaleof≈104km. These events might be signatures of near-Sun impulsive reconnection events.
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Journal articleNemecek Z, Durovcova T, Safrankova J, et al., 2020,
What is the solar wind frame of reference?
, The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics, Vol: 889, Pages: 1-14, ISSN: 0004-637XVarious solar wind ion species move with different speeds and theoretical considerations as well as limited observations in a region close to the Sun show that heavy solar wind ions tend to flow faster than protons, at least in less-aged fast solar wind streams. The solar wind flow carries the frozen-in interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) and this situation evokes three related questions: (i) what is the proper solar wind speed, (ii) is this speed equal to the speed of the dominant component, whatever that may be, and (iii) what is the speed of the magnetic field? We show that simple theoretical considerations based on the MHD approximation as well as on the dynamics of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields suggest that the IMF velocity of motion (de Hoffmann–Teller (HT) velocity) would be deliberated as the velocity appropriate for solar wind studies. Our analysis based on the Wind, Helios, ACE, and SOHO observations of differential streaming of solar wind populations shows that their energy is conserved in the HT frame. On the other hand, the noise and temporal resolution of the data do not allow us to decide whether the total momentum is also conserved in this frame.
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Journal articleChen CHK, Bale SD, Bonnell JW, et al., 2020,
The Evolution and Role of Solar Wind Turbulence in the Inner Heliosphere
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Journal articleMartinovic MM, Klein KG, Kasper JC, et al., 2020,
The Enhancement of Proton Stochastic Heating in the Near-Sun Solar Wind
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Journal articleGiacalone J, Mitchell DG, Allen RC, et al., 2020,
Solar Energetic Particles Produced by a Slow Coronal Mass Ejection at similar to 0.25 au
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Journal articleTenerani A, Velli M, Matteini L, et al., 2020,
Magnetic field kinks and folds in the solar wind
, Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Vol: 246, Pages: 1-7, ISSN: 0067-0049Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observations during its first encounter at 35.7 R ⊙ have shown the presence of magnetic field lines that are strongly perturbed to the point that they produce local inversions of the radial magnetic field, known as switchbacks. Their counterparts in the solar wind velocity field are local enhancements in the radial speed, or jets, displaying (in all components) the velocity–magnetic field correlation typical of large amplitude Alfvén waves propagating away from the Sun. Switchbacks and radial jets have previously been observed over a wide range of heliocentric distances by Helios, Wind, and Ulysses, although they were prevalent in significantly faster streams than seen at PSP. Here we study via numerical magnetohydrodynamics simulations the evolution of such large amplitude Alfvénic fluctuations by including, in agreement with observations, both a radial magnetic field inversion and an initially constant total magnetic pressure. Despite the extremely large excursion of magnetic and velocity fields, switchbacks are seen to persist for up to hundreds of Alfvén crossing times before eventually decaying due to the parametric decay instability. Our results suggest that such switchback/jet configurations might indeed originate in the lower corona and survive out to PSP distances, provided the background solar wind is sufficiently calm, in the sense of not being pervaded by strong density fluctuations or other gradients, such as stream or magnetic field shears, that might destabilize or destroy them over shorter timescales.
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Journal articleLeske RA, Christian ER, Cohen CMS, et al., 2020,
Observations of the 2019 April 4 Solar Energetic Particle Event at theParker Solar Probe
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Journal articleStansby D, Matteini L, Horbury TS, et al., 2020,
The origin of slow Alfvenic solar wind at solar minimum
, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol: 492, Pages: 39-44, ISSN: 0035-8711Although the origins of slow solar wind are unclear, there is increasing evidence that at least some of it is released in a steady state on overexpanded coronal hole magnetic field lines. This type of slow wind has similar properties to the fast solar wind, including strongly Alfvénic fluctuations. In this study, a combination of proton, alpha particle, and electron measurements are used to investigate the kinetic properties of a single interval of slow Alfvénic wind at 0.35 au. It is shown that this slow Alfvénic interval is characterized by high alpha particle abundances, pronounced alpha–proton differential streaming, strong proton beams, and large alpha-to-proton temperature ratios. These are all features observed consistently in the fast solar wind, adding evidence that at least some Alfvénic slow solar wind also originates in coronal holes. Observed differences between speed, mass flux, and electron temperature between slow Alfvénic and fast winds are explained by differing magnetic field geometry in the lower corona.
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Journal articlede Wit TD, Krasnoselskikh VV, Bale SD, et al., 2020,
Switchbacks in the Near-Sun Magnetic Field: Long Memory and Impact on the Turbulence Cascade
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Journal articleSzalay JR, Pokorny P, Bale SD, et al., 2020,
The Near-Sun Dust Environment: Initial Observations fromParker Solar Probe
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Journal articleBandyopadhyay R, Goldstein ML, Maruca BA, et al., 2020,
Enhanced Energy Transfer Rate in Solar Wind Turbulence Observed near the Sun from Parker Solar Probe
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Journal articleDuan D, Bowen TA, Chen CHK, et al., 2020,
The Radial Dependence of Proton-scale Magnetic Spectral Break in Slow Solar Wind during <i>PSP</i> Encounter 2
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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Journal articlePulupa M, Bale SD, Badman ST, et al., 2020,
Statistics and Polarization of Type III Radio Bursts Observed in the Inner Heliosphere
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 28
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Journal articleMozer FS, Agapitov OV, Bale SD, et al., 2020,
Time Domain Structures and Dust in the Solar Vicinity: <i>Parker Solar Probe</i> Observations
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 11
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Journal articleZhao L-L, Zank GP, Adhikari L, et al., 2020,
Identification of Magnetic Flux Ropes from <i>Parker Solar Probe</i> Observations during the First Encounter
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- Citations: 56
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Journal articleQudsi RA, Maruca BA, Matthaeus WH, et al., 2020,
Observations of Heating along Intermittent Structures in the Inner Heliosphere from <i>PSP</i> Data
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 21
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Journal articleRouillard AP, Kouloumvakos A, Vourlidas A, et al., 2020,
Relating Streamer Flows to Density and Magnetic Structures at the <i>Parker Solar Probe</i>
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 44
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Journal articlePanasenco O, Velli M, D'Amicis R, et al., 2020,
Exploring Solar Wind Origins and Connecting Plasma Flows from the <i>Parker Solar Probe</i> to 1 au: Nonspherical Source Surface and Alfvenic Fluctuations
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 43
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Journal articleChhiber R, Goldstein ML, Maruca BA, et al., 2020,
Clustering of Intermittent Magnetic and Flow Structures near <i>Parker</i> <i>Solar Probe</i>'s First Perihelion-A Partial-variance-of-increments Analysis
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 34
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Journal articleSzabo A, Larson D, Whittlesey P, et al., 2020,
The Heliospheric Current Sheet in the Inner Heliosphere Observed by the<i>Parker Solar Probe</i>
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Journal articleParashar TN, Goldstein ML, Maruca BA, et al., 2020,
Measures of Scale-dependent Alfvenicity in the First <i>PSP</i> Solar Encounter
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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Journal articleMoncuquet M, Meyer-Vernet N, Issautier K, et al., 2020,
First In Situ Measurements of Electron Density and Temperature from Quasi-thermal Noise Spectroscopy with <i>Parker Solar Probe</i>/FIELDS
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 87
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Journal articleNieves-Chinchilla T, Szabo A, Korreck KE, et al., 2020,
Analysis of the Internal Structure of the Streamer Blowout Observed by the <i>Parker Solar Probe</i> During the First Solar Encounter
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 32
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Journal articleMaksimovic M, Bale SD, Bercic L, et al., 2020,
Anticorrelation between the Bulk Speed and the Electron Temperature in the Pristine Solar Wind: First Results from the <i>Parker Solar Probe</i> and Comparison with <i>Helios</i>
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 48
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Journal articleVech D, Kasper JC, Klein KG, et al., 2020,
Kinetic-scale Spectral Features of Cross Helicity and Residual Energy in the Inner Heliosphere
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 7
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Journal articleCohen CMS, Christian ER, Cummings AC, et al., 2020,
Energetic Particle Increases Associated with Stream Interaction Regions
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 26
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Journal articleDesai MI, Mitchell DG, Szalay JR, et al., 2020,
Properties of Suprathermal-through-energetic He Ions Associated with Stream Interaction Regions Observed over the <i>Parker Solar Probe's</i> First Two Orbits
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 24
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Journal articleSchwadron NA, Bale S, Bonnell J, et al., 2020,
Seed Population Preconditioning and Acceleration Observed by the <i>Parker Solar Probe</i>
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- Citations: 16
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Journal articleMitchell DG, Giacalone J, Allen RC, et al., 2020,
CME-associated Energetic Ions at 0.23 au: Consideration of the Auroral Pressure Cooker Mechanism Operating in the Low Corona as a Possible Energization Process
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Journal articleHalekas JS, Whittlesey P, Larson DE, et al., 2020,
Electrons in the Young Solar Wind: First Results from the <i>Parker Solar Probe</i>
, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES, Vol: 246, ISSN: 0067-0049- Author Web Link
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- Citations: 87
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