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Proton and Alpha Driven Instabilities in an Ion Cyclotron Wave Event
Michael D. McManus, Kristopher G. Klein, Davin Larson +8
Ion scale wave events or "wave storms" in the solar wind are characterised by enhancements in magnetic field fluctuations as well as coherent magnetic field polarisation signatures…
Ion kinetics of plasma interchange reconnection in the lower solar corona
Vladimir Krasnoselskikh, Arnaud Zaslavsky, Anton Artemyev +6
The exploration of the inner heliosphere by Parker Solar Probe has revealed a highly structured solar wind with ubiquitous deflections from the Parker spiral, known as switchbacks.…
Local proton heating at magnetic discontinuities in Alfvenic and non-Alfvenic solar wind
C. A. Gonzalez, J. L. Verniero, R. Bandyopadhyay +1
We investigate the local proton energization at magnetic discontinuities/intermittent structures and the corresponding kinetic signatures in velocity phase space in Alfvénic and no…
Observations and Modeling of Unstable Proton and Alpha Particle Velocity Distributions in Sub-Alfvenic Solar Wind at PSP Perihelia
Leon Ofman, Scott A Boardsen, Lan K Jian +7
Past observations show that solar wind (SW) acceleration occurs inside the sub-Alfvenic region, reaching the local Alfven speed at typical distances ~ 10 - 20 Rs (solar radii). Rec…
The Temperature, Electron, and Pressure Characteristics of Switchbacks: Parker Solar Probe Observations
Jia Huang, Justin C. Kasper, Davin E. Larson +19
Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observes unexpectedly prevalent switchbacks, which are rapid magnetic field reversals that last from seconds to hours, in the inner heliosphere, posing new…
Arguments for the physical nature of the triggered ion-acoustic waves observed on the Parker Solar Probe
Forrest Mozer, Stuart Bale, Paul Kellogg +3
Triggered ion-acoustic waves are a pair of coupled waves observed in the previously unexplored plasma regime near the Sun. They may be capable of producing important effects on the…
Quantifying the Energy Budget in the Solar Wind from 13.3-100 Solar Radii
J. S. Halekas, S. D. Bale, M. Berthomier +10
A variety of energy sources, ranging from dynamic processes like magnetic reconnection and waves to quasi-steady terms like the plasma pressure, may contribute to the acceleration…
Prediction and Verification of Parker Solar Probe Solar Wind Sources at 13.3 R
Samuel T. Badman, Pete Riley, Shaela I. Jones +11
Drawing connections between heliospheric spacecraft and solar wind sources is a vital step in understanding the evolution of the solar corona into the solar wind and contextualizin…
Parker Solar Probe Observations of High Plasma Beta Solar Wind from Streamer Belt
Jia Huang, J. C. Kasper, Davin E. Larson +23
In general, slow solar wind from the streamer belt forms a high plasma beta equatorial plasma sheet around the heliospheric current sheet (HCS) crossing, namely the heliospheric pl…
Density Enhancement Streams in The Solar Wind
F. S. Mozer, O. Agapitov, S. D. Bale +5
This letter describes a new phenomenon on the Parker Solar Probe of recurring plasma density enhancements that have n/n ~10% and that occur at a repetition rate of ~5 Hz. They w…
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…
The Structure and Origin of Switchbacks: Parker Solar Probe Observations
Jia Huang, J. C. Kasper, L. A. Fisk +25
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 sw…