The heliospheric current sheet and plasma sheet during Parker Solar Probe's first orbit

B Lavraud, N Fargette, V Réville, A Szabo… - The Astrophysical …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We present heliospheric current sheet (HCS) and plasma sheet (HPS) observations during
Parker Solar Probe's (PSP) first orbit around the Sun. We focus on the eight intervals that …

Turbulence and wave transmission at an ICME-driven shock observed by the Solar Orbiter and Wind

LL Zhao, GP Zank, JS He, D Telloni, Q Hu, G Li… - Astronomy & …, 2021‏ - aanda.org
Aims. An interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) event was observed by the Solar
Orbiter at 0.8 AU on 2020 April 19 and by Wind at 1 AU on 2020 April 20. Futhermore, an …

A Closer Look at Small-scale Magnetic Flux Ropes in the Solar Wind at 1 au: Results from Improved Automated Detection

H Farooki, SJ Noh, J Lee, H Wang, H Kim… - The Astrophysical …, 2024‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Small-scale interplanetary magnetic flux ropes (SMFRs) are similar to ICMEs in magnetic
structure, but are smaller and do not exhibit coronal mass ejection plasma signatures. We …

Plasma heating and Alfvénic turbulence enhancement during two steps of energy conversion in magnetic reconnection exhaust region of solar wind

H Jiansen, Z **ngyu, C Yajie, S Chadi… - The Astrophysical …, 2018‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The magnetic reconnection exhaust is a pivotal region with enormous magnetic energy
being continuously released and converted. The physical processes of energy conversion …

Characteristics of the heliospheric current sheets at the sector boundaries: wind observations from 1995–2020

K Liou, CC Wu - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We report results of a statistical study of 1197 heliospheric current sheet (HCS) events
associated with the sector boundaries observed by the Wind spacecraft between 1995 and …

Exploring the inner acceleration region of solar wind: A study based on coronagraphic UV and visible light data

A Bemporad - The Astrophysical Journal, 2017‏ - iopscience.iop.org
This work combined coronagraphic visible light (VL) and UV data to provide with an
unprecedented view of the inner corona where the nascent solar wind is accelerated. The …

The structure and origin of switchbacks: parker solar probe observations

J Huang, JC Kasper, LA Fisk, DE Larson… - The Astrophysical …, 2023‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Switchbacks are rapid magnetic field reversals that last from seconds to hours. Current
Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observations pose many open questions in regard to the nature of …

Helium abundance and speed difference between helium ions and protons in the solar wind from coronal holes, active regions, and quiet Sun

H Fu, MS Madjarska, B Li, L **a… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Two main models have been developed to explain the mechanisms of release, heating, and
acceleration of the nascent solar wind, the wave-turbulence-driven (WTD) models and …

Modeling solar energetic particle transport in 3D background solar wind: Influences of the compression regions

W Wei, F Shen, Z Yang, L Zhao, Y Wang, P Zuo… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In modeling the transport process of solar energetic particles (SEPs) in the heliosphere,
previous simulation works often simplify the solar wind velocity as radial and constant, and …

A link between high-speed solar wind streams and explosive extratropical cyclones

P Prikryl, K Iwao, DB Muldrew, V Rušin… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
A link between solar wind magnetic sector boundary (heliospheric current sheet) crossings
by the Earth and the upper-level tropospheric vorticity was discovered in the 1970s. These …