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most citedParker Solar Probe: Four Years of Discoveries at Solar Cycle Minimum

158 citations · 857 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

physics.space-ph2023

Coherent deflection pattern and associated temperature enhancements in the near-Sun solar wind

R. Laker, T. S. Horbury, L. D. Woodham +2

Measurements of transverse magnetic field and velocity components from Parker Solar Probe have revealed a coherent quasi-periodic pattern in the near-Sun solar wind. As well as bei…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 158 cited

Parker Solar Probe: Four Years of Discoveries at Solar Cycle Minimum

N. E. Raouafi, L. Matteini, J. Squire +54

Launched on 12 Aug. 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe had completed 13 of its scheduled 24 orbits around the Sun by Nov. 2022. The mission's primary science goal is to determine the…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 31 cited

Magnetic field spectral evolution in the inner heliosphere

Nikos Sioulas, Zesen Huang, Chen Shi +23

Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter data are used to investigate the radial evolution of magnetic turbulence between au. The spectrum is studied as…

physics.space-ph2022★ 11 cited

Switchback Deflections Beyond the Early Parker Solar Probe Encounters

R. Laker, T. S. Horbury, L. Matteini +4

Switchbacks are Aflvénic fluctuations in the solar wind, which exhibit large rotations in the magnetic field direction. Observations from Parker Solar Probe's (PSP's) first two sol…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 68 cited

The In Situ Signature of Cyclotron Resonant Heating

Trevor A. Bowen, Benjmin D. G. Chandran, Jonathan Squire +9

The dissipation of magnetized turbulence is an important paradigm for describing heating and energy transfer in astrophysical environments such as the solar corona and wind; howeve…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 32 cited

Exploring the Solar Wind from its Source on the Corona into the Inner Heliosphere during the First Solar Orbiter - Parker Solar Probe Quadrature

Daniele Telloni, Vincenzo Andretta, Ester Antonucci +68

This Letter addresses the first Solar Orbiter (SO) -- Parker Solar Probe (PSP) quadrature, occurring on January 18, 2021, to investigate the evolution of solar wind from the extend…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 117 cited

A solar source of Alfvénic magnetic field switchbacks: {\em in situ} remnants of magnetic funnels on supergranulation scales

S. D. Bale, T. S. Horbury, M. Velli +17

One of the striking observations from the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft is the prevalence in the inner heliosphere of large amplitude, Alfvénic magnetic field reversals terme…

astro-ph.SR2021

Plasma Properties, Switchback Patches and Low -Particle Abundance in Slow Alfvénic Coronal Hole Wind at 0.13 au

Thomas Woolley, Lorenzo Matteini, Michael D. McManus +8

The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) mission presents a unique opportunity to study the near-Sun solar wind closer than any previous spacecraft. During its fourth and fifth solar encounter…

astro-ph.SR2021

Signatures of coronal hole substructure in the solar wind: combined Solar Orbiter remote sensing and in situ measurements

T. S. Horbury, R. Laker, L. Rodriguez +21

Context. The Sun's complex corona is the source of the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field. While the large scale morphology is well understood, the impact of variations i…

physics.space-ph2021★ 12 cited

Multi-spacecraft Study of the Solar Wind at Solar Minimum: Dependence on Latitude and Transient Outflows

R. Laker, T. S. Horbury, S. D. Bale +15

The recent launches of Parker Solar Probe (PSP), Solar Orbiter (SO) and BepiColombo, along with several older spacecraft, have provided the opportunity to study the solar wind at m…

physics.space-ph2021★ 61 cited

Anisotropy of Solar-Wind Turbulence in the Inner Heliosphere at Kinetic Scales: PSP Observations

Die Duan, Jiansen He, Trevor A. Bowen +5

The anisotropy of solar wind turbulence is a critical issue in understanding the physics of energy transfer between scales and energy conversion between fields and particles in the…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 44 cited

The Near-Sun Streamer Belt Solar Wind: Turbulence and Solar Wind Acceleration

C. H. K. Chen, B. D. G. Chandran, L. D. Woodham +8

The fourth orbit of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) reached heliocentric distances down to 27.9 Rs, allowing solar wind turbulence and acceleration mechanisms to be studied in situ closer…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 66 cited

Enhanced proton parallel temperature inside patches of switchbacks in the inner heliosphere

L. D. Woodham, T. S. Horbury, L. Matteini +16

Switchbacks are discrete angular deflections in the solar wind magnetic field that have been observed throughout the heliosphere. Recent observations by Parker Solar Probe (PSP) ha…

physics.space-ph2020★ 50 cited

Statistical analysis of orientation, shape, and size of solar wind switchbacks

Ronan Laker, Timothy S. Horbury, Stuart D. Bale +9

One of the main discoveries from the first two orbits of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) was the presence of magnetic switchbacks, whose deflections dominated the magnetic field measureme…

physics.space-ph2020★ 38 cited

Proton Core Behaviour Inside Magnetic Field Switchbacks

Thomas Woolley, Lorenzo Matteini, Timothy S. Horbury +10

During Parker Solar Probe's first two orbits there are widespread observations of rapid magnetic field reversals known as switchbacks. These switchbacks are extensively found in th…

physics.space-ph2020★ 17 cited

Dependence of Solar Wind Proton Temperature on the Polarisation Properties of Alfvénic Fluctuations at Ion-kinetic Scales

L. D. Woodham, R. T. Wicks, D. Verscharen +2

We use fluctuating magnetic helicity to investigate the polarisation properties of Alfvénic fluctuations at ion-kinetic scales in the solar wind as a function of , the ratio o…

physics.space-ph2019★ 53 cited

Parallel-propagating Fluctuations at Proton-kinetic Scales in the Solar Wind are Dominated by Kinetic Instabilities

Lloyd D. Woodham, Robert T. Wicks, Daniel Verscharen +3

We use magnetic helicity to characterise solar wind fluctuations at proton-kinetic scales from Wind observations. For the first time, we separate the contributions to helicity from…

physics.space-ph2018★ 99 cited

The Role of Proton-Cyclotron Resonance as a Dissipation Mechanism in Solar Wind Turbulence: A Statistical Study at Ion-Kinetic Scales

Lloyd D. Woodham, Robert T. Wicks, Daniel Verscharen +1

We use magnetic field and ion moment data from the MFI and SWE instruments onboard the Wind spacecraft to study the nature of solar wind turbulence at ion-kinetic scales. We analyz…