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physics.space-ph2026

New Constraints on the Jovian Narrowband Radio Components from Juno/Waves Observations and 3D Geometrical Simulations

Boudouma Adam, Zarka Philippe, Louis Corentin +2

Measurements of Waves instrument onboard the Juno spacecraft suggest that narrowband kilometric radiation (nKOM; 20-141 kHz) and narrowband low-frequency radiation (nLF; 5-70 kHz)…

physics.space-ph2025★ 3 cited

Eastward Transients in the Dayside Ionosphere II: A Parallel-plate Capacitor-Like Effect

Magnus F Ivarsen, Jean-Pierre St-Maurice, Glenn C Hussey +5

During the 23 April 2023 geospace storm, we observed chorus wave-driven, energetic particle precipitation on closed magnetic field lines in the dayside magnetosphere. Simultaneousl…

physics.space-ph2024★ 3 cited

Extent of the Magnetotail of Venus From the Solar Orbiter, Parker Solar Probe and BepiColombo Flybys

Niklas J. T. Edberg, David J. Andrews, J. Jordi Boldú +20

We analyze data from multiple flybys by the Solar Orbiter, BepiColombo, and Parker Solar Probe (PSP) missions to study the interaction between Venus' plasma environment and the sol…

physics.space-ph2023★ 57 cited

Electron Precipitation Observed by ELFIN Using Proton Precipitation as a Proxy for Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) Waves

Luisa Capannolo, Wen Li, Qianli Ma +6

Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) waves can drive radiation belt depletion and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites can detect the resulting electron and proton precipitation. The E…

physics.space-ph2022

Anisotropic electron heating in turbulence-driven magnetic reconnection in the near-Sun solar wind

Luca Franci, Emanuele Papini, Alfredo Micera +5

We perform a high-resolution two-dimensional fully-kinetic numerical simulation of a turbulent plasma system with observation-driven conditions, in order to investigate the interpl…

physics.space-ph2022★ 17 cited

ULF wave transmission across collisionless shocks: 2.5D local hybrid simulations

Primoz Kajdic, Yann Pfau-Kempf, Lucile Turc +10

We study the interaction of upstream ultra-low frequency (ULF) waves with collisionless shocks by analyzing the outputs of eleven 2D local hybrid simulation runs. Our simulated sho…

physics.space-ph2021★ 23 cited

Spectrum of kinetic plasma turbulence at 0.3-0.9 astronomical units from the Sun

Olga Alexandrova, Vamsee Krishna Jagarlamudi, Petr Hellinger +3

We investigate spectral properties of turbulence in the solar wind that is a weakly collisional astrophysical plasma, accessible to in-situ observations. Using the Helios search co…

physics.space-ph2021

Statistical study of electron density turbulence and ion-cyclotron waves in the inner heliosphere: Solar Orbiter observations

F. Carbone, L. Sorriso-Valvo, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev +27

The recently released spacecraft potential measured by the RPW instrument on-board Solar Orbiter has been used to estimate the solar wind electron density in the inner heliosphere.…

physics.space-ph2021★ 33 cited

First dust measurements with the Solar Orbiter Radio and Plasma Wave instrument

A. Zaslavsky, I. Mann, J. Soucek +20

Impacts of dust grains on spacecraft are known to produce typical impulsive signals in the voltage waveform recorded at the terminals of electric antennas. Such signals are routine…

physics.space-ph2021★ 20 cited

Solar wind current sheets and deHoffmann-Teller analysis: First results of DC electric field measurements by Solar Orbiter

K. Steinvall, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, G. Cozzani +25

Solar Orbiter was launched on February 10, 2020 with the purpose of investigating solar and heliospheric physics using a payload of instruments designed for both remote and in-situ…

physics.space-ph2021★ 28 cited

Kinetic Electrostatic Waves and their Association with Current Structures in the Solar Wind

D. B. Graham, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, A. Vaivads +21

A variety of kinetic waves develop in the solar wind. The relationship between these waves and larger-scale structures, such as current sheets and ongoing turbulence remain a topic…

physics.space-ph2021★ 29 cited

First-year ion-acoustic wave observations in the solar wind by the RPW/TDS instrument onboard Solar Orbiter

D. Píša, J. Souček, O. Santolík +21

Electric field measurements of the Time Domain Sampler (TDS) receiver, part of the Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument on board Solar Orbiter, often exhibit very intense broadb…

physics.space-ph2021★ 45 cited

Density Fluctuations Associated with Turbulence and Waves: First Observations by Solar Orbiter

Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, D. B. Graham, A. Vaivads +21

We use the plasma density based on measurements of the probe-to-spacecraft potential in combination with magnetic field measurements by MAG to study fields and density fluctuations…

physics.space-ph2020★ 30 cited

Whistler Waves and Electron Properties in the Inner Heliosphere: Helios Observations

Vamsee Krishna Jagarlamudi, Olga Alexandrova, Laura Bercic +4

We present the analysis of narrowband whistler wave signatures observed in the inner heliosphere (0.3-1 au). These signatures are bumps in the spectral density in the 10-200 Hz fre…

physics.space-ph2019★ 28 cited

Turbulence vs. fire hose instabilities: 3-D hybrid expanding box simulations

P. Hellinger, L. Matteini, S. Landi +3

The relationship between a decaying plasma turbulence and proton fire hose instabilities in a slowly expanding plasma is investigated using three-dimensional (3-D) hybrid expanding…

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-ph2018★ 73 cited

Von Karman-Howarth equation for Hall magnetohydrodynamics: Hybrid simulations

Petr Hellinger, Andrea Verdini, Simone Landi +2

A dynamical vectorial equation for homogeneous incompressible Hall-MHD turbulence together with the exact scaling law for third-order correlation tensors, analogous to that for the…

physics.space-ph2017★ 30 cited

Mirror instability in the turbulent solar wind

P. Hellinger, S. Landi, L. Matteini +2

The relationship between a decaying strong turbulence and the mirror instability in a slowly expanding plasma is investigated using two-dimensional hybrid expanding box simulations…

physics.space-ph2017

Atmospheric Drag, Occultation 'N' Ionospheric Scintillation (ADONIS) mission proposal

Sebastian Hettrich, Yann Kempf, Nikolaos Perakis +14

The Atmospheric Drag, Occultation 'N' Ionospheric Scintillation mission (ADONIS) studies the dynamics of the terrestrial thermosphere and ionosphere in dependency of solar events o…

physics.space-ph2017★ 101 cited

Dawn-dusk asymmetries in the coupled solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere system: a review

A. P. Walsh, S. Haaland, C. Forsyth +8

Dawn-dusk asymmetries are ubiquitous features of the coupled solar-wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere system. During the last decades, increasing availability of satellite and ground-ba…

physics.space-ph2017★ 15 cited

Proton fire hose instabilities in the expanding solar wind

Petr Hellinger

Using two-dimensional hybrid expanding box simulations we study the competition between the continuously driven parallel proton temperature anisotropy and fire hose instabilities i…

physics.space-ph2016★ 97 cited

The Electron Temperature and Anisotropy in the Solar Wind. I. Comparison of the Core and Halo Populations

V. Pierrard, M. Lazar, S. Poedts +3

Estimating the temperature of the solar wind particles and their anisotropies is particularly important for understanding the origin of these deviations from thermal equilibrium as…

physics.space-ph2016★ 45 cited

Microstructure in two- and three-dimensional hybrid simulations of perpendicular collisionless shocks

David Burgess, Petr Hellinger, Peter W. Gingell +1

Supercritical collisionless perpendicular shocks have an average macrostructure determined primarily by the dynamics of ions specularly reflected at the magnetic ramp. Within the o…

physics.space-ph2015★ 50 cited

Plasma turbulence and kinetic instabilities at ion scales in the expanding solar wind

Petr Hellinger, Lorenzo Matteini, Simone Landi +3

The relationship between a decaying strong turbulence and kinetic instabilities in a slowly expanding plasma is investigated using two-dimensional (2-D) hybrid expanding box simula…