Three-dimensional modelling of the shock–turbulence interaction

D Trotta, O Pezzi, D Burgess, L Preisser… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The complex interaction between shocks and plasma turbulence is extremely important to
address crucial features of energy conversion in a broad range of astrophysical systems. We …

Multi-spacecraft observations of shocklets at an interplanetary shock

D Trotta, H Hietala, T Horbury, N Dresing… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Interplanetary (IP) shocks are fundamental building blocks of the heliosphere, and the
possibility to observe them in situ is crucial to address important aspects of energy …

Jets Downstream of Collisionless Shocks: Recent Discoveries and Challenges

E Krämer, F Koller, J Suni, AT LaMoury… - Space Science …, 2025 - Springer
Plasma flows with enhanced dynamic pressure, known as magnetosheath jets, are often
found downstream of collisionless shocks. As they propagate through the magnetosheath …

Properties of an Interplanetary Shock Observed at 0.07 and 0.7 au by Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter

D Trotta, A Larosa, G Nicolaou… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) and Solar Orbiter (SolO) missions opened a new
observational window in the inner heliosphere, which is finally accessible to direct …

Rankine–hugoniot relations and magnetic field enhancement in turbulent shocks

M Gedalin - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In fast collisionless shocks, the density and magnetic field increase and the plasma is
heated. The compression and heating are ultimately determined by the Rankine–Hugoniot …

Energetic ion enhancements in sheaths driven by interplanetary coronal mass ejections

E Kilpua, R Vainio, C Cohen, N Dresing… - Astrophysics and Space …, 2023 - Springer
We analyze here an energetic proton enhancement in a sheath ahead of a slow
interplanetry coronal mass ejection (ICME) detected by Parker Solar Probe on June 30 …

Irregular proton injection to high energies at interplanetary shocks

D Trotta, TS Horbury, D Lario, R Vainio… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
How thermal particles are accelerated to suprathermal energies is an unsolved issue,
crucial for many astrophysical systems. We report novel observations of irregular, dispersive …

Formation and evolution of coherent structures in 3D strongly turbulent magnetized plasmas

L Vlahos, H Isliker - Physics of Plasmas, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We review the current literature on the formation of coherent structures (CoSs) in strongly
turbulent 3D magnetized plasmas. CoSs [Current Sheets (CS), magnetic filaments, large …

X-ray polarization: A view deep inside cosmic ray driven turbulence and particle acceleration in supernova remnants

AM Bykov, SM Osipov, YA Uvarov, DC Ellison, P Slane - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
We show here that highly polarized x-ray synchrotron radiation from young supernova
remnants (SNRs) can be modeled within the framework of diffusive shock acceleration …

An Overview of Solar Orbiter Observations of Interplanetary Shocks in Solar Cycle 25

D Trotta, A Dimmock, H Hietala, X Blanco-Cano… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Interplanetary shocks are fundamental constituents of the heliosphere, where they form as a
result of solar activity. We use previously unavailable measurements of interplanetary …