Detection of Small-Scale Structures in the Dissipation Regime of Solar-Wind Turbulence

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dc.contributor.authorPerri, S.
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Melvyn
dc.contributor.authorDorelli, J. C.
dc.contributor.authorSahraoui, F.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-22T15:39:09Z
dc.date.available2023-11-22T15:39:09Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-08
dc.description.abstractRecent observations of the solar wind have pointed out the existence of a cascade of magnetic energy from the scale of the proton Larmor radius ρₚ down to the electron Larmor radius ρₑ scale. In this Letter we study the spatial properties of magnetic field fluctuations in the solar wind and find that at small scales the magnetic field does not resemble a sea of homogeneous fluctuations, but rather a two-dimensional plane containing thin current sheets and discontinuities with spatial sizes ranging from l ≳ ρₚ down to ρₑ and below. These isolated structures may be manifestations of intermittency that localize sites of turbulent dissipation. Studying the relationship between turbulent dissipation, reconnection, and intermittency is crucial for understanding the dynamics of laboratory and astrophysical plasmas.
dc.description.sponsorshipS. P.’s research was supported by ‘‘Borsa Post-doc POR Calabria FSE 2007/2013 Asse IV Capitale Umano–Obiettivo Operativo M.2’’. S. P. and F. S. acknowledge their participation in the ISSI team 185 ‘‘Dispersive cascade and dissipation in collisionless space plasma turbulence observations and simulations.’’ S. P. further acknowledges the Marie Curie Project FP7 PIRSES-2010-269297–‘‘Turboplasmas’’. M. L. G. and J. C. D. acknowledge support from the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission Interdisciplinary Science program at the Goddard Space Flight Center. F. S. acknowledges support from the French ANR project, THESOW.
dc.description.urihttps://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.191101
dc.format.extent5 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.identifier.citationPerri, S., M. L. Goldstein, J. C. Dorelli, and F. Sahraoui. “Detection of Small-Scale Structures in the Dissipation Regime of Solar-Wind Turbulence.” Physical Review Letters 109, no. 19 (November 8, 2012): 191101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.191101.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.191101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/30837
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAPS
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dc.titleDetection of Small-Scale Structures in the Dissipation Regime of Solar-Wind Turbulence
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