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View article: MagNetUS: a magnetized plasma research ecosystem
MagNetUS: a magnetized plasma research ecosystem Open
MagNetUS is a network of scientists and research groups that coordinates and advocates for fundamental magnetized plasma research in the USA. Its primary goal is to bring together a broad community of researchers and the experimental and n…
View article: Residual Energy and Broken Symmetry in Reduced Magnetohydrodynamics
Residual Energy and Broken Symmetry in Reduced Magnetohydrodynamics Open
Alfvénic interactions that transfer energy from large to small spatial scales lie at the heart of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. An important feature of the turbulence is the generation of negative residual energy—excess energy in magneti…
View article: Nonlinear dynamics of small-scale Alfvén waves
Nonlinear dynamics of small-scale Alfvén waves Open
We study the nonlinear evolution of very oblique small-scale Alfvén waves with k⊥di≳1. At these scales, the waves become significantly compressive, unlike in magnetohydrodynamics, due to the Hall term in the equations. We demonstrate that …
View article: Enabling Discoveries in Heliospheric Science through Laboratory Plasma Experiments
Enabling Discoveries in Heliospheric Science through Laboratory Plasma Experiments Open
Resolving 3D physics occurring on multiple spatial and temporal scales is difficult with spacecraft and computer simulations alone, but can sometimes be studied much more easily with laboratory plasma experiments. This white paper proposes…
View article: Gender Diversity in Heliophysics
Gender Diversity in Heliophysics Open
Gender diversity in the field of heliophysics is severely lacking, to the detriment of all members of the field.This status is due in part to insufficient institutional support and inclusion practices for transgender and nonbinary people a…
View article: Next Generation Machine to Study Heliophysics in the Laboratory
Next Generation Machine to Study Heliophysics in the Laboratory Open
Whitepaper #099 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research; infrastructure/workforce/other programmatic. Additional topics: ground-based missions/projects; laboratory space plasm…
View article: Nonlinear dynamics of small-scale Alfvén waves
Nonlinear dynamics of small-scale Alfvén waves Open
We study the nonlinear evolution of very oblique small-scale Alfvén waves with $k_\perp d_i\gtrsim 1$. At these scales, the waves become significantly compressive, unlike in MHD, due to the Hall term in the equations. We demonstrate that w…
View article: Gender diversity in heliophysics
Gender diversity in heliophysics Open
OPINION article Front. Astron. Space Sci., 06 December 2022Sec. Space Physics Volume 9 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.1064426
View article: Characterizing Intermittent Turbulent Wave Kinetics and Energy Transfer via Three-Wave Coupling in Dipole-Confined Plasma
Characterizing Intermittent Turbulent Wave Kinetics and Energy Transfer via Three-Wave Coupling in Dipole-Confined Plasma Open
Plasmas confined by a dipole magnetic field exhibit interchange and entropy mode turbulence causing bursty intermittent transport of particles and energy [1]. On the Collisionless Terrella Experiment (CTX), this turbulence is dominated by …
View article: Strong Turbulent Alfvén Wave Interactions in a Laboratory Plasma (Final Scientific/Technical Report)
Strong Turbulent Alfvén Wave Interactions in a Laboratory Plasma (Final Scientific/Technical Report) Open
Turbulence is a fundamental and widespread aspect of plasma behavior, occurring in nearly every natural plasma system that is observed, from clusters of distant galaxies to plasmas within the solar system. Plasma continuously streaming fro…