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On the anisotropic velocity distribution of newborn pickup ions in the heliosheath
Senbei Du, Merav Opher, Marc Kornbleuth
The evolution of the velocity distribution of pickup ions is crucial for understanding the energetic neutral atom (ENA) fluxes observed by Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). Pi…
Compressible Turbulence in the Near-Sun Solar Wind: Parker Solar Probe's First Eight Perihelia
Manuel Enrique Cuesta, Rohit Chhiber, Xiangrong Fu +10
Many questions remain about the compressibility of solar wind turbulence with respect to its origins and properties. Low plasma beta (ratio of thermal to magnetic pressure) environ…
On the Interpretation of the Scalings of Density Fluctuations from In-situ Solar Wind Observations: Insights from 3D Turbulence Simulations
Senbei Du, Hui Li, Zhaoming Gan +1
Solar wind turbulence is often perceived as weakly compressible and the density fluctuations remain poorly understood both theoretically and observationally. Compressible magnetohy…
Nature and Scalings of Density Fluctuations of Compressible MHD Turbulence with Applications to the Solar Wind
Xiangrong Fu, Hui Li, Zhaoming Gan +2
The solar wind is a magnetized and turbulent plasma. Its turbulence is often dominated by Alfvénic fluctuations and often deemed as nearly incompressible far away from the Sun, as…
On the Existence of Fast Modes in Compressible Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
Zhaoming Gan, Hui Li, Xiangrong Fu +1
We study the existence and property of Fast magnetosonic modes in 3D compressible MHD turbulence by carrying out a number of simulations with compressible and incompressible drivin…
Magnetic Energy Conversion in MHD: Curvature Relaxation and Perpendicular Expansion of Magnetic Fields
Senbei Du, Hui Li, Xiangrong Fu +2
The mechanisms and pathways of magnetic energy conversion are an important subject for many laboratory, space and astrophysical systems. Here, we present a perspective on magnetic…
Role of Parallel Solenoidal Electric Field on Energy Conversion in 2.5D Decaying Turbulence with a Guide Magnetic Field
Peera Pongkitiwanichakul, David Ruffolo, Fan Guo +5
We perform 2.5D particle-in-cell simulations of decaying turbulence in the presence of a guide (out-of-plane) background magnetic field. The fluctuating magnetic field initially co…
Energy Dissipation and Entropy in Collisionless Plasma
Senbei Du, Gary P. Zank, Fan Guo +1
It is well known that collisionless systems are dissipation free from the perspective of particle collision and thus conserve entropy. On the other hand, processes such as magnetic…
Plasma Energization in Colliding Magnetic Flux Ropes
Senbei Du, Fan Guo, Gary P. Zank +2
Magnetic flux ropes are commonly observed throughout the heliosphere, and recent studies suggest that interacting flux ropes are associated with some energetic particle events. In…