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Global distribution of the solar wind during solar cycle 23: ACE observations by Zhao, L., Zurbuchen, T. H., Fisk, L. A.

“…The composition of the solar wind can be used to determine its origin at the Sun; e.g., solar wind from coronal holes has demonstrably lower charge states than…”
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Topological Evolution of a Fast Magnetic Breakout CME in Three Dimensions by Lynch, B. J, Antiochos, S. K, DeVore, C. R, Luhmann, J. G, Zurbuchen, T. H

“…We present the extension of the magnetic breakout model for CME initiation to a fully three-dimensional, spherical geometry. Given the increased complexity of…”
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Spatial distribution of Mercury's flux ropes and reconnection fronts: MESSENGER observations by Sun, W. J., Fu, S. Y., Slavin, J. A., Raines, J. M., Zong, Q. G., Poh, G. K., Zurbuchen, T. H.

“…We perform a statistical study of flux ropes and reconnection fronts based on MErcury Surface, Space ENviroment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) magnetic…”
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Dynamics of Coronal Hole Boundaries by Higginson, A. K., Antiochos, S. K., DeVore, C. R., Wyper, P. F., Zurbuchen, T. H.

“…Remote and in situ observations strongly imply that the slow solar wind consists of plasma from the hot, closed-field corona that is released onto open…”
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A PROTON-CYCLOTRON WAVE STORM GENERATED BY UNSTABLE PROTON DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS IN THE SOLAR WIND by Wicks, R. T., Alexander, R. L., Stevens, M., III, L. B. Wilson, Moya, P. S., Viñas, A., Jian, L. K., Roberts, D. A., O'Modhrain, S., Gilbert, J. A., Zurbuchen, T. H.

“…ABSTRACT We use audification of 0.092 s cadence magnetometer data from the Wind spacecraft to identify waves with amplitudes nT near the ion gyrofrequency…”
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Ion heating resulting from pickup in magnetic reconnection exhausts by Drake, J. F., Swisdak, M., Phan, T. D., Cassak, P. A., Shay, M. A., Lepri, S. T., Lin, R. P., Quataert, E., Zurbuchen, T. H.

“…The heating of ions downstream of the x‐line during magnetic reconnection is explored using full‐particle simulations, test particle simulations, and analytic…”
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CHARGE STATE EVOLUTION IN THE SOLAR WIND. II. PLASMA CHARGE STATE COMPOSITION IN THE INNER CORONA AND ACCELERATING FAST SOLAR WIND by LANDI, E, GRUESBECK, J. R, LEPRI, S. T, ZURBUCHEN, T. H, FISK, L. A

“…In the present work, we calculate the evolution of the charge state distribution within the fast solar wind. We use the temperature, density, and velocity…”
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On the differences in composition between solar energetic particles and solar wind by MEWALDT, R. A, COHEN, C. M. S, ZURBUCHEN, T. H, MASON, G. M, CUMMINGS, A. C, DESAI, M. I, LESKE, R. A, RAINES, J, STONE, E. C, WIEDENBECK, M. E, VON ROSENVINGE, T. T

“…Issue Title: The Composition of Matter Although the average composition of solar energetic particles (SEPs) and the bulk solar wind are similar in a number of…”
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Tracking Solar Active Region Outflow Plasma from Its Source to the Near-Earth Environment by Culhane, J. L., Brooks, D. H., van Driel-Gesztelyi, L., Démoulin, P., Baker, D., DeRosa, M. L., Mandrini, C. H., Zhao, L., Zurbuchen, T. H.

“…Seeking to establish whether active-region upflow material contributes to the slow solar wind, we examine in detail the plasma upflows from Active Region (AR)…”
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Iron charge state distributions as an indicator of hot ICMEs: Possible sources and temporal and spatial variations during solar maximum by Lepri, S. T., Zurbuchen, T. H.

“…It has been shown that Fe charge states greater than and equal to 16 are often observed in the presence of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) at 1…”
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Coronal Mass Ejection Shock and Sheath Structures Relevant to Particle Acceleration by Manchester IV, W. B, Gombosi, T. I, De Zeeuw, D. L, Sokolov, I. V, Roussev, I. I, Powell, K. G, Kóta, J, Tóth, G, Zurbuchen, T. H

“…Most high-energy solar energetic particles are believed to be accelerated at shock waves driven by coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The acceleration process…”
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FIRST MEASUREMENTS OF THE COMPLETE HEAVY-ION CHARGE STATE DISTRIBUTIONS OF C, O, AND Fe ASSOCIATED WITH INTERPLANETARY CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS by GILBERT, J. A, LEPRI, S. T, LANDI, E, ZURBUCHEN, T. H

“…We present the first analysis of the complete charge state distributions of heavy ions in interplanetary coronal mass ejections (CMEs), from singly charged to…”
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Composition of quasi-stationary solar wind flows from Ulysses/Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer by Steiger, R., Schwadron, N. A., Fisk, L. A., Geiss, J., Gloeckler, G., Hefti, S., Wilken, B., Wimmer‐Schweingruber, R. R., Zurbuchen, T. H.

“…Using improved, self‐consistent analysis techniques, we determine the average solar wind charge state and elemental composition of nearly 40 ion species of He,…”
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Interchange Reconnection and Coronal Hole Dynamics by Edmondson, J. K, Antiochos, S. K, DeVore, C. R, Lynch, B. J, Zurbuchen, T. H

“…We investigate the effect of magnetic reconnection between open and closed fields, often referred to as 'interchange' reconnection, on the dynamics and…”
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Distribution and properties of open magnetic flux outside of coronal holes by Fisk, L. A., Zurbuchen, T. H.

“…The open magnetic flux of the Sun, the component of the solar magnetic field that forms the heliospheric magnetic field, is known to be concentrated into…”
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The solar wind composition throughout the solar cycle: A continuum of dynamic states by Zurbuchen, T. H., Fisk, L. A., Gloeckler, G., von Steiger, R.

“…Variations in the speed and elemental and ionic charge composition of the solar wind are reported throughout the solar cycle, as observed by the SWICS…”
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Observable Properties of the Breakout Model for Coronal Mass Ejections by Lynch, B. J, Antiochos, S. K, MacNeice, P. J, Zurbuchen, T. H, Fisk, L. A

“…We compare the "magnetic breakout" model for coronal mass ejections (CMEs) with observed general properties of CMEs by analyzing in detail recent…”
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Acceleration of Low-Energy Ions at the Termination Shock of the Solar Wind by Fisk, L. A, Gloeckler, G, Zurbuchen, T. H

“…The Voyager 1 investigators have reported that the spacecraft crossed the termination shock of the solar wind at 94 AU from the Sun. The intensity of…”
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Internal structure of magnetic clouds: Plasma and composition by Lynch, B. J., Zurbuchen, T. H., Fisk, L. A., Antiochos, S. K.

“…A comprehensive analysis of magnetic clouds observed by the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft from February 1998 to July 2001 is presented. The…”
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Phase-synchronization, energy cascade, and intermittency in solar-wind turbulence by Perri, S, Carbone, V, Vecchio, A, Bruno, R, Korth, H, Zurbuchen, T H, Sorriso-Valvo, L

“…The energy cascade in solar wind magnetic turbulence is investigated using MESSENGER data in the inner heliosphere. The decomposition of magnetic field time…”
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