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physics.space-ph2019★ 30 cited

Observations of Energetic-Particle Population Enhancements along Intermittent Structures near the Sun from Parker Solar Probe

Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, W. H. Matthaeus, T. N. Parashar +31

Observations at 1 au have confirmed that enhancements in measured energetic particle fluxes are statistically associated with "rough" magnetic fields, i.e., fields having atypicall…

physics.space-ph2019★ 83 cited

Cross Helicity Reversals In Magnetic Switchbacks

Michael D. McManus, Trevor A. Bowen, Alfred Mallet +17

We consider 2D joint distributions of normalised residual energy and cross helicity during one day of Parker Solar Probe's (PSP's) first encounter as a functi…

physics.space-ph2019★ 81 cited

Enhanced Energy Transfer Rate in Solar Wind Turbulence Observed near the Sun from Parker Solar Probe

Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, M. L. Goldstein, B. A. Maruca +25

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 deri…

physics.space-ph2019★ 14 cited

Kinetic Scale Spectral Features of Cross Helicity and Residual Energy in the Inner Heliosphere

Daniel Vech, Justin C. Kasper, Kristopher G. Klein +17

In this Paper, we present the first results from the Flux Angle operation mode of the Faraday Cup instrument onboard Parker Solar Probe. The Flux Angle mode allows rapid measuremen…

physics.space-ph2019★ 34 cited

Observations of heating along intermittent structures in the inner heliosphere from PSP data

R. A. Qudsi, B. A. Maruca, W. H. Matthaeus +22

The solar wind proton temperature at 1-au has been found to be correlated with small-scale intermittent magnetic structures, i.e., regions with enhanced temperature are associated…

physics.space-ph2019★ 8 cited

Measuring the Earth's Synchrotron Emission from Radiation Belts with a Lunar Near Side Radio Array

Alexander Hegedus, Quentin Nenon, Antoine Brunet +5

The high kinetic energy electrons that populate the Earth's radiation belts emit synchrotron emissions because of their interaction with the planetary magnetic field. A lunar near…

physics.space-ph2019★ 49 cited

Clustering of Intermittent Magnetic and Flow Structures near Parker Solar Probe's First Perihelion -- A Partial-Variance-of-Increments Analysis

Rohit Chhiber, M. Goldstein, B. Maruca +23

During the Parker Solar Probe's (PSP) first perihelion pass, the spacecraft reached within a heliocentric distance of \(\sim 37~R_\odot\) and observed numerous magnetic and flow st…

physics.space-ph2019★ 13 cited

Time domain structures and dust in the solar vicinity: Parker Solar Probe observations

F. S. Mozer, O. V. Agapitov, S. D. Bale +9

On April 5, 2019, while the Parker Solar Probe was at its 35 solar radius perihelion, the data set collected at 293 samples/sec contained more than 10,000 examples of spiky electri…

physics.space-ph2019★ 113 cited

Magnetic field kinks and folds in the solar wind

Anna Tenerani, Marco Velli, Lorenzo Matteini +18

Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observations during its first encounter at 35.7 have shown the presence of magnetic field lines which are strongly perturbed to the point that th…

physics.space-ph2019★ 70 cited

The Near-Sun Dust Environment: Initial Observations from Parker Solar Probe

J. R. Szalay, P. Pokorný, S. D. Bale +11

The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft has flown into the most dense and previously unexplored region of our solar system's zodiacal cloud. While PSP does not have a dedicated dus…

physics.space-ph2019★ 23 cited

Predicting the Solar Wind at Parker Solar Probe Using an Empirically Driven MHD Model

T. K. Kim, N. V. Pogorelov, C. N. Arge +20

Since the launch on 2018/08/12, Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has completed its first and second orbits around the Sun, having reached down to 35.7 solar radii at each perihelion. In an…

physics.space-ph2019★ 83 cited

Identification of Magnetic Flux Ropes from Parker Solar Probe Observations during the First Encounter

L. -L. Zhao, G. P. Zank, L. Adhikari +17

The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observed an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) event during its first orbit around the sun, among many other events. This event is analyzed by…

physics.space-ph2019★ 20 cited

In situ Measurement of Curvature of Magnetic Field in Turbulent Space Plasmas: A Statistical Study

Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, Yan Yang, William H. Matthaeus +10

Using in situ data, accumulated in the turbulent magnetosheath by the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission, we report a statistical study of magnetic field curvature and discuss…

physics.space-ph2019★ 37 cited

Plasma Waves near the Electron Cyclotron Frequency in the near-Sun Solar Wind

David M. Malaspina, Jasper Halekas, Laura Bercic +17

Data from the first two orbits of the Sun by Parker Solar Probe reveal that the solar wind sunward of 50 solar radii is replete with plasma waves and instabilities. One of the most…

physics.space-ph2019★ 97 cited

Proton Temperature Anisotropy Variations in Inner Heliosphere Estimated with First Parker Solar Probe Observations

Jia Huang, Justin C. Kasper, Daniel Vech +27

We report proton temperature anisotropy variations in the inner heliosphere with Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observations. Using a linear fitting method, we derive proton temperature…

physics.space-ph2019★ 20 cited

Global-scale Observations and Modeling of Far-Ultraviolet Airglow During Twilight

Stanley C. Solomon1, Laila Andersson, Alan G. Burns +4

The NASA Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) ultraviolet imaging spectrograph performs observations of upper-atmosphere airglow from the sunlit disk and limb of t…

physics.space-ph2019★ 51 cited

Electron energy partition across interplanetary shocks: II. Statistics

Lynn B. Wilson, Li-Jen Chen, Shan Wang +10

A statistical analysis of 15,210 electron velocity distribution function (VDF) fits, observed within 2 hours of 52 interplanetary (IP) shocks by the spacecraft near 1 A…

physics.space-ph2019★ 82 cited

Universality of lower hybrid waves at Earth's magnetopause

D. B. Graham, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, C. Norgren +15

Waves around the lower hybrid frequency are frequently observed at Earth's magnetopause, and readily reach very large amplitudes. Determining the properties of lower hybrid waves i…

physics.space-ph2019★ 56 cited

Electron Heating by Debye-Scale Turbulence in Guide-Field Reconnection

Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, D. B. Graham, K. Steinvall +14

We report electrostatic Debye-scale turbulence developing within the diffusion region of asymmetric magnetopause reconnection with moderate guide field using observations by the Ma…

physics.space-ph2019★ 2 cited

Enceladus and Titan: Emerging Worlds of the Solar System (ESA Voyage 2050 White Paper)

Ali Sulaiman, Nicholas Achilleos, Sushil Atreya +20

Some of the major discoveries of the recent Cassini-Huygens mission have put Titan and Enceladus firmly on the Solar System map. The mission has revolutionised our view of Solar Sy…

physics.space-ph2019★ 64 cited

In-situ observation of Hall Magnetohydrodynamic Cascade in Space Plasma

Riddhi Bandyopadhyay, Luca Sorriso-Valvo, Alexandros Chasapis +13

We present estimates of the turbulent energy cascade rate, derived from a Hall-MHD third-order law. We compute the contribution from the Hall term and the MHD term to the energy fl…

physics.space-ph2019★ 26 cited

The effects of crustal magnetic fields and solar EUV flux on ionopause formation at Mars

F. Chu, Z. Girazian, D. A. Gurnett +5

We study the ionopause of Mars using a database of 6,893 ionopause detections obtained over 11 years by the MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding) expe…

physics.space-ph2019★ 4 cited

Solar flares observed by Rosetta at comet 67P

N. J. T. Edberg, F. L. Johansson, A. I. Eriksson +6

Context. The Rosetta spacecraft made continuous measurements of the coma of comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) for more than two years. The plasma in the coma appeared very dyn…

physics.space-ph2019★ 76 cited

Electron energy partition across interplanetary shocks: I. Methodology and Data Product

Lynn B. Wilson, Li-Jen Chen, Shan Wang +10

Analysis of 15314 electron velocity distribution functions (VDFs) within 2 hours of 52 interplanetary (IP) shocks observed by the \emph{Wind} spacecraft near 1 AU are introduc…