The wide-field imager for Solar Probe Plus (WISPR)

A Vourlidas, RA Howard, SP Plunkett… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Wide-field Imager for Solar PRobe Plus (WISPR) is the sole imager aboard the
Solar Probe Plus (SPP) mission scheduled for launch in 2018. SPP will be a unique mission …

Mesoscale structure in the solar wind

NM Viall, CE DeForest, L Kepko - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Structures in the solar wind result from two basic mechanisms: structures injected or
imposed directly by the Sun, and structures formed through processing en route as the solar …

The longitudinal properties of a solar energetic particle event investigated using modern solar imaging

AP Rouillard, NR Sheeley, A Tylka… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We use combined high-cadence, high-resolution, and multi-point imaging by the Solar-
Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory to …

Relating streamer flows to density and magnetic structures at the Parker solar probe

AP Rouillard, A Kouloumvakos… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The physical mechanisms that produce the slow solar wind are still highly debated. Parker
Solar Probe's (PSP's) second solar encounter provided a new opportunity to relate in situ …

Deriving the radial distances of wide coronal mass ejections from elongation measurements in the heliosphere–application to CME-CME interaction

N Lugaz, A Vourlidas, II Roussev - Annales Geophysicae, 2009 - angeo.copernicus.org
We present general considerations regarding the derivation of the radial distances of
coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from elongation angle measurements such as those …

Periodic density structures and the origin of the slow solar wind

NM Viall, A Vourlidas - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The source of the slow solar wind has challenged scientists for years. Periodic density
structures (PDSs), observed regularly in the solar wind at 1 AU, can be used to address this …

Particle acceleration at 5 au associated with turbulence and small-scale magnetic flux ropes

LL Zhao, GP Zank, Y Chen, Q Hu… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
An observational analysis of an atypical energetic particle event near 5 au measured by the
Ulysses spacecraft is presented. A previous study has attributed the unusual enhancement …

Dropouts of the outer electron radiation belt in response to solar wind stream interfaces: Global positioning system observations

SK Morley, RHW Friedel… - … of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We present a statistical study of relativistic electron counts in the electron radiation belt
across a range of drift shells (L*> 4) combining data from nine combined X-ray dosimeters …

Intermittent release of transients in the slow solar wind: 1. Remote sensing observations

AP Rouillard, JA Davies, B Lavraud… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The Heliospheric Imager (HI) instruments on board the STEREO spacecraft are used to
analyze the solar wind during August and September 2007. We show how HI can be used to …

On the origins and timescales of geoeffective IMF

M Lockwood, MJ Owens, LA Barnard, S Bentley… - Space …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Southward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) in the geocentric solar magnetospheric (GSM)
reference frame is the key element that controls the level of space weather disturbance in …