3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
Minor Ions as a Diagnostic of Solar Wind Heating: Inverted Mass-to-Charge Scaling in Imbalanced Turbulence
Michael F. Zhang, Evan L. Yerger, Matthew W. Kunz +1
Alfvénic turbulence is vital to powering the solar wind and corona, yet eludes a comprehensive understanding of the kinetic processes by which it dissipates. Minor ions are sensit…
astro-ph.GA2025
Amplification of turbulence through multiple planar shocks
Michael F. Zhang, Seth Davidovits, Nathaniel J. Fisch
We study the amplification of isotropic, incompressible turbulence through multiple planar, collisional shocks, using analytical linear theory. There are two limiting cases we expl…
astro-ph.SR2024
Extreme heating of minor ions in imbalanced solar-wind turbulence
Michael F. Zhang, Matthew W. Kunz, Jonathan Squire +1
Minor ions in the solar corona are heated to extreme temperatures, far in excess of those of the electrons and protons that comprise the bulk of the plasma. These highly non-therma…