In-situ switchback formation in the expanding solar wind

J Squire, BDG Chandran… - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent near-Sun solar-wind observations from Parker Solar Probe have found a highly
dynamic magnetic environment, permeated by abrupt radial-field reversals, or" switchbacks." …

Enhanced energy transfer rate in solar wind turbulence observed near the sun from parker solar probe

R Bandyopadhyay, ML Goldstein… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Direct evidence of an inertial-range turbulent energy cascade has been provided by
spacecraft observations in heliospheric plasmas. In the solar wind, the average value of the …

Solar wind turbulent cascade from MHD to sub-ion scales: large-size 3D hybrid particle-in-cell simulations

L Franci, S Landi, A Verdini, L Matteini… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Properties of the turbulent cascade from fluid to kinetic scales in collisionless
plasmas are investigated by means of large-size 3D hybrid (fluid electrons, kinetic protons) …

High-resolution hybrid simulations of kinetic plasma turbulence at proton scales

L Franci, S Landi, L Matteini, A Verdini… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate properties of plasma turbulence from magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) to sub-
ion scales by means of two-dimensional, high-resolution hybrid particle-in-cell simulations …

Three-dimensional simulation of the fast solar wind driven by compressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

M Shoda, TK Suzuki, M Asgari-Targhi… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Using a three-dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation, we have
reproduced the fast solar wind in a direct and self-consistent manner, based on the …

Solar wind turbulence: connections with energetic particles

S Oughton, NE Engelbrecht - New Astronomy, 2021 - Elsevier
For the solar wind, a wealth of observational evidence indicates that turbulence is an
important dynamical process for velocity (v), magnetic (b), and other related fluctuations at …

Alfvénic fluctuations in the expanding solar wind: Formation and radial evolution of spherical polarization

L Matteini, A Tenerani, S Landi, A Verdini, M Velli… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate properties of large-scale solar wind Alfvénic fluctuations and their evolution
during radial expansion. We assume a strictly radial background magnetic field B∥ R⁠, and …

On the properties of Alfvénic switchbacks in the expanding solar wind: Three-dimensional numerical simulations

Z Johnston, J Squire, A Mallet, R Meyrand - Physics of Plasmas, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Switchbacks—abrupt reversals of the magnetic field within the solar wind—have been
ubiquitously observed by Parker Solar Probe (PSP). Their origin, whether from processes …

Theory of Magnetic Switchbacks Fully Supported by Parker Solar Probe Observations

G Toth, M Velli, B van der Holst - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic switchbacks are rapid high-amplitude reversals of the radial magnetic field in the
solar wind that do not involve a heliospheric current sheet crossing. First seen sporadically …

Solar wind turbulence from MHD to sub-ion scales: high-resolution hybrid simulations

L Franci, A Verdini, L Matteini, S Landi… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present results from a high-resolution and large-scale hybrid (fluid electrons and particle-
in-cell protons) two-dimensional numerical simulation of decaying turbulence. Two distinct …