Search Results - "Whittlesey, Phyllis"
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Characteristic Scales of Magnetic Switchback Patches Near the Sun and Their Possible Association With Solar Supergranulation and Granulation
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2021)“…Abstract Parker Solar Probe (PSP) data recorded within a heliocentric radial distance of 0.3 au have revealed a magnetic field dominated by Alfvénic structures…”
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The Solar Probe ANalyzer—Ions on the Parker Solar Probe
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2022)“…Abstract The Solar Probe ANalyzer for Ions (SPAN-I) onboard NASA’s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft is an electrostatic analyzer with time-of-flight capabilities…”
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The Solar Probe Cup on the Parker Solar Probe
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-02-2020)“…Solar Probe Cup (SPC) is a Faraday cup instrument on board NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ( PSP ) spacecraft designed to make rapid measurements of thermal coronal…”
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Radial Evolution of Thermal and Suprathermal Electron Populations in the Slow Solar Wind from 0.13 to 0.5 au: Parker Solar Probe Observations
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2022)“…Abstract We develop and apply a bespoke fitting routine to a large volume of solar wind electron distribution data measured by Parker Solar Probe over its…”
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Switchbacks in the Young Solar Wind: Electron Evolution Observed inside Switchbacks between 0.125 au and 0.25 au
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2022)“…Abstract Switchbacks are localized deviations from the nominal Parker spiral field in the solar wind. In this study, we investigate the electron distributions…”
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Probing Turbulent Scattering Effects on Suprathermal Electrons in the Solar Wind: Modeling, Observations, and Implications
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2024)“…Abstract This study explores the impact of a turbulent scattering mechanism, akin to those influencing solar and galactic cosmic rays propagating in the…”
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Magnetic Field Dropouts and Associated Plasma Wave Emission near the Electron Plasma Frequency at Switchback Boundaries as Observed by the Parker Solar Probe
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2022)“…Abstract The first solar encounters by the Parker Solar Probe revealed the magnetic field to be dominated by short field reversals in the radial direction,…”
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Proton- and Alpha-driven Instabilities in an Ion Cyclotron Wave Event
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-01-2024)“…Abstract Ion-scale wave events or wave storms in the solar wind are characterized by enhancements in magnetic field fluctuations as well as coherent magnetic…”
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Are Switchback Boundaries Observed by Parker Solar Probe Closed?
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2023)“…Abstract Switchbacks are sudden and large deflections in the magnetic field that Parker Solar Probe frequently observes in the inner heliosphere. Their…”
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Small-scale Magnetic Flux Ropes in the First Two Parker Solar Probe Encounters
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2020)“…Small-scale magnetic flux ropes (SFRs) are a type of structure in the solar wind that possess helical magnetic field lines. In a recent report we presented the…”
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Evidence of Subproton‐Scale Magnetic Holes in the Venusian Magnetosheath
Published in Geophysical research letters (16-03-2021)“…Depressions in magnetic field strength, commonly referred to as magnetic holes, are observed ubiquitously in space plasmas. Subproton‐scale magnetic holes with…”
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Closed magnetic topology in the Venusian magnetotail and ion escape at Venus
Published in Nature communications (18-07-2024)“…Venus, lacking an intrinsic global dipole magnetic field, serves as a textbook example of an induced magnetosphere, formed by interplanetary magnetic fields…”
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The Temperature, Electron, and Pressure Characteristics of Switchbacks: Parker Solar Probe Observations
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2023)“…Abstract Parker Solar Probe observes unexpectedly prevalent switchbacks, which are rapid magnetic field reversals that last from seconds to hours, in the inner…”
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The Need for Near-Earth Multi-Spacecraft Heliospheric Measurements and an Explorer Mission to Investigate Interplanetary Structures and Transients in the Near-Earth Heliosphere
Published in Space science reviews (2024)“…Based on decades of single-spacecraft measurements near 1 au as well as data from heliospheric and planetary missions, multi-spacecraft simultaneous…”
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Exospheric Solar Wind Model Based on Regularized Kappa Distributions for the Electrons Constrained by Parker Solar Probe Observations
Published in Plasma (01-09-2023)“…In the present work, the kinetic exospheric model of the solar wind is improved by considering regularized Kappa distributions that have no diverging moments…”
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The multi-point assessment of the kinematics of shocks (MAKOS)
Published in Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences (02-10-2023)“…Collisionless shock waves are one of the main mechanisms of energy conversion in space plasmas. They can directly or indirectly drive other universal plasma…”
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On the Mesoscale Structure of Coronal Mass Ejections at Mercury’s Orbit: BepiColombo and Parker Solar Probe Observations
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2024)“…Abstract On 2022 February 15, an impressive filament eruption was observed off the solar eastern limb from three remote-sensing viewpoints, namely, Earth,…”
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Interplanetary Mesoscale Observatory (InterMeso): A Mission to Untangle Dynamic Mesoscale Structures Throughout the Heliosphere
Published in Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences (17-10-2022)“…Mesoscale dynamics are a fundamental process in space physics, but fall within an observational gap of current and planned missions. Particularly in the solar…”
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The Electron Structure of the Solar Wind
Published in Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences (08-06-2021)“…Time-series measurements of the number density n core and temperature T core of the core-electron population of the solar wind are examined at 1 AU and at 0.13…”
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