Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heliosphere

SL Yardley, DH Brooks, R D'Amicis, CJ Owen… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The ambient solar wind that fills the heliosphere originates from multiple sources in the solar
corona and is highly structured. It is often described as high-speed, relatively homogeneous …

[HTML][HTML] Stirring the base of the solar wind: On heat transfer and vortex formation

AJ Finley, AS Brun, M Carlsson, M Szydlarski… - Astronomy & …, 2022‏ - aanda.org
Context. Current models of the solar wind must approximate (or ignore) the small-scale
dynamics within the solar atmosphere; however, these are likely important in sha** the …

Direct evidence for magnetic reconnection at the boundaries of magnetic switchbacks with Parker Solar Probe

C Froment, V Krasnoselskikh, TD de Wit… - Astronomy & …, 2021‏ - aanda.org
Context. The first encounters of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) with the Sun revealed the
presence of ubiquitous localised magnetic deflections in the inner heliosphere; these …

Flux rope merging and the structure of switchbacks in the solar wind

OV Agapitov, JF Drake, M Swisdak… - The Astrophysical …, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
A major discovery of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) was the presence of large numbers of
localized increases in the radial solar wind speed and associated sharp deflections of the …

On the Origin of the Sudden Heliospheric Open Magnetic Flux Enhancement During the 2014 Pole Reversal

SG Heinemann, MJ Owens, M Temmer… - The Astrophysical …, 2024‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Coronal holes are recognized as the primary sources of heliospheric open magnetic flux
(OMF). However, a noticeable gap exists between in situ measured OMF and that derived …

The contribution of alpha particles to the solar wind angular momentum flux in the inner heliosphere

AJ Finley, MD McManus, SP Matt, JC Kasper… - Astronomy & …, 2021‏ - aanda.org
Context. An accurate assessment of the Sun's angular momentum (AM) loss rate is an
independent constraint for models that describe the rotation evolution of Sun-like stars …

Statistical evidence for small-scale interchange reconnection at a coronal hole boundary

EI Mason, VM Uritsky - The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Much of coronal hole (CH) research is focused upon determining the boundary and
calculating the open flux as accurately as possible. However, the observed boundary itself is …

Non-Gaussian speed distributions: OMNI multisatellite data and simulations based on two temperature model

A Shah, Q UL-Haque, S Mahmood… - Physics of Plasmas, 2022‏ - pubs.aip.org
The multi-satellite OMNI solar wind speed data are analyzed, and six distinct types of non-
Gaussian probability distributions are investigated. These include the three and four peak …