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Spectral Features in Field-aligned Solar Wind Turbulence from Parker Solar Probe Observations



AuthorZhao, L.-L.; Zank, G.; Adhikari, L.; Nakanotani, M.; Telloni, D.; Carbone, F.;
Keywordsinterplanetary turbulence; Parker Data Used; parker solar probe; Solar Probe Plus; Solar wind; Spectral index
Abstract

Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observed a large variety of Alfv\ enic fluctuations in the fast and slow solar wind flow during its two perihelia. The properties of Alfv\ enic solar wind turbulence have been studied for decades in the near-Earth environment. A spectral index of -5/3 or -2 for magnetic field fluctuations has been observed using spacecraft measurements, which can be explained by turbulence theories of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (NI MHD) or critical balance. In this study, a rigorous search of field-aligned solar wind is applied to PSP measurements for the first time, which yields two events in the apparently slow solar wind. The parallel spectra of the magnetic fluctuations in the inertial range show a k\ -5/3\ ||\ \ k||-5/3 power law. Probability distributions of the magnetic field show that these events are not contaminated by intermittent structures, which, according to previous studies, are known to modify spectral properties. The results presented here are consistent with spectral predictions from NI MHD theory and further deepen our understanding of the Alfv\ enic solar wind turbulence near the Sun.

Year of Publication2020
JournalThe Astrophysical Journal
Volume898
Number of Pages113
Section
Date Published08/2020
ISBN
URLhttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ab9b7e
DOI10.3847/1538-4357/ab9b7e