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20132026
most citedIn situ observations of large amplitude Alfvén waves heating and accelerating the solar wind

77 citations · 91 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

Direct Measurement of Polar Coronal Hole-like Solar Wind in its Acceleration Phase

Samuel T. Badman, Yeimy J. Rivera, Michael L. Stevens +38

The early evolution of fast polar coronal hole (PCH) solar wind remains largely unconstrained by in situ measurements. In March 2025, Parker Solar Probe (Parker) at its closest app…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

Multi-spacecraft Measurements of the Evolving Geometry of the Solar Alfvén Surface Over Half a Solar Cycle

Samuel T. Badman, Michael L. Stevens, Stuart D. Bale +18

The geometry of a star's Alfvén surface determines stellar angular momentum loss, separates a causally distinct 'corona' and stellar wind, and potentially affects exoplanetary habi…

astro-ph.SR2025

Differentiating the acceleration mechanisms in the slow and Alfvénic slow solar wind

Yeimy J. Rivera, Samuel T. Badman, J. L. Verniero +18

In the corona, plasma is accelerated to hundreds of kilometers per second, and heated to temperatures hundreds of times hotter than the Sun's surface, before it escapes to form the…

astro-ph.SR2024

An Overview of Solar Orbiter Observations of Interplanetary Shocks in Solar Cycle 25

D. Trotta, A. Dimmock, H. Hietala +17

Interplanetary shocks are fundamental constituents of the heliosphere, where they form as a result of solar activity. We use previously unavailable measurements of interplanetary s…

physics.space-ph2024★ 3 cited

Temperature anisotropy instabilities driven by intermittent velocity shears in the solar wind

Simon Opie, Daniel Verscharen, Christopher H. K. Chen +5

Where and under what conditions the transfer of energy between electromagnetic fields and particles takes place in the solar wind remains an open question. We investigate the condi…

astro-ph.SR2024

Mixed Source Region Signatures Inside Magnetic Switchback Patches Inferred by Heavy Ion Diagnostics

Yeimy J. Rivera, Samuel T. Badman, Michael L. Stevens +13

Since Parker Solar Probe's (Parker's) first perihelion pass at the Sun, large amplitude Alfvén waves grouped in patches have been observed near the Sun throughout the mission. Seve…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 77 cited

In situ observations of large amplitude Alfvén waves heating and accelerating the solar wind

Yeimy J. Rivera, Samuel T. Badman, Michael L. Stevens +16

After leaving the Sun's corona, the solar wind continues to accelerate and cools, but more slowly than expected for a freely expanding adiabatic gas. We use in situ measurements fr…

astro-ph.SR2024

Observation of a Fully-formed Forward--Reverse Shock Pair Due to the Interaction Between Two Coronal Mass Ejections at 0.5 au

D. Trotta, A. Dimmock, X. Blanco-Cano +17

We report direct observations of a fast magnetosonic forward--reverse shock pair observed by Solar Orbiter on March 8, 2022 at the short heliocentric distance of 0.5 au. The struct…

astro-ph.SR2024

Comparative study of the kinetic properties of proton and alpha beams in the Alfvénic wind observed by SWA-PAS onboard Solar Orbiter

Roberto Bruno, Rossana DeMarco, Raffaella D Amicis +12

The problems of heating and acceleration of solar wind particles are of significant and enduring interest in astrophysics. The interactions between waves and particles are crucial…

physics.plasm-ph2023

Velocity Space Signatures of Resonant Energy Transfer between Whistler Waves and Electrons in the Earth's Magnetosheath

Wence Jiang, Daniel Verscharen, Seong-Yeop Jeong +4

Wave--particle interactions play a crucial role in transferring energy between electromagnetic fields and charged particles in space and astrophysical plasmas. Despite the prevalen…

astro-ph.HE2023

Multi-Point Detection of the Powerful Gamma Ray Burst GRB221009A Propagation through the Heliosphere on October 9, 2022

Andrii Voshchepynets, Oleksiy Agapitov, Lynn Wilson +42

We present the results of processing the effects of the powerful Gamma Ray Burst GRB221009A captured by the charged particle detectors (electrostatic analyzers and solid-state dete…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 1 cited

HelioSwarm: A Multipoint, Multiscale Mission to Characterize Turbulence

Kristopher G. Klein, Harlan Spence, Olga Alexandrova +47

HelioSwarm (HS) is a NASA Medium-Class Explorer mission of the Heliophysics Division designed to explore the dynamic three-dimensional mechanisms controlling the physics of plasma…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 9 cited

Coronal jets, magnetic topologies, and the production of interplanetary electron streams

C. Li, S. A. Matthews, L. van Driel-Gesztelyi +2

We investigate the acceleration source of the impulsive solar energetic particle (SEP) events on 2007 January 24. Combining the in situ electron measurements and remote-sensing sol…