On slow solar wind with high Alfv\ enicity: from composition and microphysics to spectral properties
Alfv\ enic fluctuations are very common features in the solar wind and are found especially within the main portion of fast-wind streams while the slow wind usually is less Alfv\ enic and more variable. In general, the fast and slow winds show many differences, which span from the large-scale structure to small-scale phenomena, including also a different turbulent behaviour. Recent studies, however, have shown that even the slow wind can sometimes be highly Alfv\ enic, with fluctuations as large as those of the fast wind. ...
D’Amicis, Raffaella; Matteini, Lorenzo; Bruno, Roberto;
Published by: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Published on: 3/2019
YEAR: 2018   DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty3329
Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics; methods: data analysis; parker solar probe; Physics - Data Analysis; Physics - Plasma Physics; Physics - Space Physics; Solar Probe Plus; Solar wind; Statistics and Probability; turbulence
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