6 papers
Strong Prevalence of Hammerhead Velocity Distributions Close to the Heliospheric Current Sheet
Srijan Bharati Das, Jaye L. Verniero, Samuel T. Badman +13
The solar wind undergoes non-adiabatic heating as it travels away from the Sun. The velocity phase space distribution of non-equilibrium ions in the solar wind indicate a source of…
Solar Wind Heating Near the Sun: A Radial Evolution Approach
Yogesh, Leon Ofman, Kristopher Klein +19
Characterizing the plasma state in the near-Sun environment is essential to constrain the mechanisms that heat and accelerate the solar wind. In this study, we use Parker Solar Pro…
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…
Tracing a Multi-Temperature Quiescent Prominence's Thermodynamic Evolution from Sun to Earth
Callie A. GarcÃa, Yeimy J. Rivera, Samuel T. Badman +5
Solar prominences are cool, dense stable structures routinely observed in the corona. Prominences are often ejected from the Sun via coronal mass ejections (CMEs). However, they ar…
Evidence of Interaction between Ion-Scale Waves and Ion Velocity Distributions in the Solar Wind
Yogesh, Leon Ofman, Scott A Boardsen +9
Recent in situ observations from Parker Solar Probe (PSP) near perihelia reveal ion beams, temperature anisotropies, and kinetic wave activity. These features are likely linked to…
Helium Abundance Periods Observed by the Solar Probe Cup on Parker Solar Probe: Encounters 1-14
Madisen Johnson, Yeimy J. Rivera, Tatiana Niembro +7
Parker Solar Probe is a mission designed to explore properties of the solar wind closer than ever before. Detailed particle observations from the Solar Probe Cup (SPC) have primari…