Parker solar probe: Four years of discoveries at solar cycle minimum
Abstract Launched on 12 Aug. 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe had completed 13 of its
scheduled 24 orbits around the Sun by Nov. 2022. The mission's primary science goal is to …
scheduled 24 orbits around the Sun by Nov. 2022. The mission's primary science goal is to …
Scaling laws for the energy transfer in space plasma turbulence
One characteristic trait of space plasmas is the multi-scale dynamics resulting from non-
linear transfers and conversions of various forms of energy. Routinely evidenced in a range …
linear transfers and conversions of various forms of energy. Routinely evidenced in a range …
Magnetic reconnection as the driver of the solar wind
We present EUV solar observations showing evidence for omnipresent jetting activity driven
by small-scale magnetic reconnection at the base of the solar corona. We argue that the …
by small-scale magnetic reconnection at the base of the solar corona. We argue that the …
Interchange reconnection as the source of the fast solar wind within coronal holes
The fast solar wind that fills the heliosphere originates from deep within regions of open
magnetic field on the Sun called 'coronal holes'. The energy source responsible for …
magnetic field on the Sun called 'coronal holes'. The energy source responsible for …
In situ observations of large-amplitude Alfvén waves heating and accelerating the solar wind
After leaving the Sun's corona, the solar wind continues to accelerate and cools, but more
slowly than expected for a freely expanding adiabatic gas. Alfvén waves are perturbations of …
slowly than expected for a freely expanding adiabatic gas. Alfvén waves are perturbations of …
Observation of a magnetic switchback in the solar corona
Switchbacks are sudden, large radial deflections of the solar wind magnetic field, widely
revealed in interplanetary space by the Parker Solar Probe. The switchbacks' formation …
revealed in interplanetary space by the Parker Solar Probe. The switchbacks' formation …
Direct observations of a complex coronal web driving highly structured slow solar wind
The solar wind consists of continuous streams of charged particles that escape into the
heliosphere from the Sun, and is split into fast and slow components, with the fast wind …
heliosphere from the Sun, and is split into fast and slow components, with the fast wind …
On the generation and evolution of switchbacks and the morphology of the Alfvénic transition: low Mach-number boundary layers
We investigate the generation and evolution of switchbacks (SBs), the nature of the sub-
Alfvénic wind observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP), and the morphology of the Alfvénic …
Alfvénic wind observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP), and the morphology of the Alfvénic …
The Imprint of Intermittent Interchange Reconnection on the Solar Wind
The solar wind is known to be highly structured in space and time. Observations from Parker
Solar Probe have revealed an abundance of so-called magnetic switchbacks within the near …
Solar Probe have revealed an abundance of so-called magnetic switchbacks within the near …
Quasi-periodic energy release and jets at the base of solar coronal plumes
Coronal plumes are long, ray-like, open structures that have been considered as possible
sources of the solar wind. Their origin in the largely unipolar coronal holes has long been a …
sources of the solar wind. Their origin in the largely unipolar coronal holes has long been a …