New Evidence on the Origin of Solar Wind Microstreams/Switchbacks

Microstreams are fluctuations in the solar wind speed and density associated with polarity-reversing folds in the magnetic field (also denoted switchbacks). Despite their long heritage, the origin of these microstreams/switchbacks remains poorly understood. For the first time, we investigated period...

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Main Authors: Pankaj Kumar, Judith T. Karpen, Vadim M. Uritsky, Craig E. Deforest, Nour E. Raouafi, C. Richard DeVore, Spiro K. Antiochos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acd54e