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Publications (21)

astro-ph.SR2020

Sunward propagating whistler waves collocated with localized magnetic field holes in the solar wind: Parker Solar Probe observations at 35.7 Sun radii

O. V. Agapitov, T. Dudok de Wit, F. S. Mozer +21

Observations by the Parker Solar Probe mission of the solar wind at about 35.7 solar radii reveal the existence of whistler wave packets with frequencies below 0.1 f/fce (20-80 Hz…

astro-ph.SR2024

Quantifying the diffusion of suprathermal electrons by whistler waves between 0.2 and 1 AU with Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe

L. Colomban, M. Kretzschmar, V. Krasnoselkikh +7

The evolution of the solar wind electron distribution function with heliocentric distance exhibits different features that are still unexplained, in particular, the increase of the…

astro-ph.SR2021

Magnetic reconnection as a mechanism to produce multiple protonpopulations and beams locally in the solar wind

B. Lavraud, R. Kieokaew, N. Fargette +37

Context. Spacecraft observations early revealed frequent multiple proton populations in the solar wind. Decades of research on their origin have focused on processes such as magnet…

astro-ph.SR2023

Whistler waves generated inside magnetic dips in the young solar wind: observations of the Search-Coil Magnetometer on board Parker Solar Probe

C. Froment, O. V. Agapitov, V. Krasnoselskikh +11

Context. Whistler waves are electromagnetic waves produced by electron-driven instabilities, that in turn can reshape the electron distributions via wave-particle interactions. In…

astro-ph.SR2021

Magnetic Imaging of the Outer Solar Atmosphere (MImOSA): Unlocking the driver of the dynamics in the upper solar atmosphere

H. Peter, E. Alsina Ballester, V. Andretta +20

The magnetic activity of the Sun directly impacts the Earth and human life. Likewise, other stars will have an impact on the habitability of planets orbiting these host stars. The…

astro-ph.SR2021

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

C. Froment, V. Krasnoselskikh, T. Dudok de Wit +20

Parker Solar Probe's first encounters with the Sun revealed the presence of ubiquitous localised magnetic deflections in the inner heliosphere; these structures, often called switc…

physics.space-ph2020

Localized magnetic field structures and their boundaries in the near-Sun solar wind from Parker Solar Probe measurements

V. Krasnoselskikh, A. Larosa, O. Agapitov +18

One of the discoveries made by Parker Solar Probe during first encounters with the Sun is the ubiquitous presence of relatively small-scale structures standing out as sudden deflec…

astro-ph.SR2018

On the occurrence of thermal non-equilibrium in coronal loops

C. Froment, F. Auchère, Z. Mikić +5

Long-period EUV pulsations, recently discovered to be common in active regions, are understood to be the coronal manifestation of thermal non-equilibrium (TNE). The active regions…

physics.space-ph2021

Whistler wave occurrence and the interaction with strahl electrons during the first encounter of Parker Solar Probe

V. K. Jagarlamudi, T. Dudok de Wit, C. Froment +16

We studied the properties and occurrence of narrow band whistler waves and their interaction with strahl electrons observed between 0.17 and 0.26 au during the first encounter of P…

astro-ph.SR2020

Switchbacks: statistical properties and deviations from alfvénicity

A. Larosa, V. Krasnoselskikh, T. Dudok de Witınst +16

{Parker Solar Probe's first solar encounter has revealed the presence of sudden magnetic field deflections that are called switchbacks and are associated with proton velocity enhan…

astro-ph.SR2019

Multi-scale observations of thermal non-equilibrium cycles in coronal loops

C. Froment, P. Antolin, V. M. J. Henriques +2

Thermal non-equilibrium (TNE) is a phenomenon that can occur in solar coronal loops when the heating is quasi-constant and highly-stratified. Under such heating conditions, coronal…

physics.space-ph2023

Whistler Wave Observations by \textit{Parker Solar Probe} During Encounter : Counter-Propagating Whistlers Collocated with Magnetic Field Inhomogeneities and their Application to Electric Field Measurement Calibration

S. Karbashewski, O. V. Agapitov, H. Y. Kim +7

Observations of the young solar wind by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) mission reveal the existence of intense plasma wave bursts with frequencies between -- $0.20 f_\mathrm{c…

astro-ph.SR2020

High-resolution observations of the solar photosphere, chromosphere and transition region. A database of coordinated IRIS and SST observations

L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort, B. De Pontieu, M. Carlsson +30

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) provides high resolution observations of the solar atmosphere through UV spectroscopy and imaging. Since the launch of IRIS in J…

astro-ph.SR2019

First direct observation of a torsional Alfvén oscillation at coronal heights

P. Kohutova, E. Verwichte, C. Froment

Torsional Alfvén waves are promising candidates for transport of energy across different layers of the solar atmosphere and have been theoretically predicted for decades. Previous…

astro-ph.SR2021

Whistler waves observed by Solar Orbiter / RPW between 0.5 AU and 1 AU

M. Kretzschmar, T. Chust, V. Krasnoselskikh +29

The goal of our study is to detect and characterize the electromagnetic waves that can modify the electron distribution functions, with a special attention to whistler waves. We an…

astro-ph.SR2024

Small-scale magnetic flux emergence preceding a chain of energetic solar atmospheric events

D. Nóbrega-Siverio, I. Cabello, S. Bose +4

Advancements in instrumentation have revealed a multitude of small-scale EUV events in the solar atmosphere. Our aim is to employ high-resolution magnetograms to gain a detailed un…

astro-ph.SR2026

Fast and periodic propagating disturbances along coronal loops detected with EUI on board Solar Orbiter

A. Dolliou, S. Mandal, K. Barczynski +9

Recent high-resolution observations from the Solar Orbiter mission can help detect the indirect signatures of heating at the smallest scales. In this work we measure the properties…

astro-ph.IM2026

White paper on the relevance of the European Solar Telescope (EST) for the French heliophysics

E. Pariat, Q. Noraz, B. Perri +61

The project of the European Solar Telescope aims to provide a state-of-the art infrastructure to study the Sun and its interactions with Earth and the heliosphere. This 4.2m apertu…

astro-ph.SR2018

Thermal non-equilibriuem revealed by periodic pulses of random amplitudes in solar coronal loops

F. Auchère, C. Froment, K. Bocchialini +2

We recently detected variations in extreme ultraviolet intensity in coronal loops repeating with periods of several hours. Models of loops including stratified and quasi-steady hea…

astro-ph.SR2019

Formation of coronal rain triggered by impulsive heating associated with magnetic reconnection

P. Kohutova, E. Verwichte, C. Froment

Coronal rain consists of cool plasma condensations formed in coronal loops as a result of thermal instability. The standard models of coronal rain formation assume that the heating…

astro-ph.SR2016

On The Fourier And Wavelet Analysis Of Coronal Time Series

F. Auchère, C. Froment, K. Bocchialini +2

Using Fourier and wavelet analysis, we critically re-assess the significance of our detection of periodic pulsations in coronal loops. We show that the proper identification of the…