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astro-ph.SR2026
Magnetic switchback formation: a review of proposed mechanisms
Peter F. Wyper, Jonathan Squire, Etienne Pariat +19
Magnetic switchbacks are large amplitude deflections of the magnetic field within the solar wind. They are Alfvénic in character and so are associated with a spike in velocity and…
astro-ph.SR2026
Conversion Layer Controls the Evolution of Magnetic Deflections Near the Alfven Surface
Dominic Payne, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Joshua Goodwill +10
We examine the statistics of Alfvenic deflections in both sub-Alfvenic and super-Alfvenic solar wind with particular focus on a common parameter that underlies the definition of sw…
astro-ph.SR2024
Switchback Patches Evolve into Microstreams via Magnetic Relaxation
Shirsh Lata Soni, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Gabriel Ho Hin Suen +4
Magnetic switchbacks are distinct magnetic structures characterized by their abrupt reversal in the radial component of the magnetic field within the pristine solar wind. Switchbac…