Proton and He^(2+) Temperature Anisotropies in the Solar Wind Driven by Ion Cyclotron Waves

We carried out one-dimensional hybrid simulations of resonant scattering of protons and He2+ ions by ion cyclotron waves in an initially homogeneous, collisionless and magnetized plasma. The initial ion cyclotron waves have a power spectrum and propagate both outward and inward. Due to the resonant interaction with the protons and He2+ ions, the wave power will be depleted in the resonance region. Both the protons and He2+ ions can be resonantly heated in the direction perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field and leading to anisotropic velocity distributions, with the anisotropy higher for the He2+ ions than for the protons. At the same time, the anisotropies of the protons and He2+ ions are inversely correlated with the plasma β||p= 8πnpkBT||p/b02, consistent with the prediction of the quasilinear theory (QLT).

Analysis of the joint detection capability of the SMILE satellite and EISCAT-3D radar

The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)satellite is a small magnetosphere–ionosphere link explorer developed cooperatively between China and Europe.It pioneers the use of X-ray imaging technology to perform large-scale imaging of the Earth’s magnetosheath and polar cusp regions.It uses a high-precision ultraviolet imager to image the overall configuration of the aurora and monitor changes in the source of solar wind in real time,using in situ detection instruments to improve human understanding of the relationship between solar activity and changes in the Earth’s magnetic field.The SMILE satellite is scheduled to launch in 2025.The European Incoherent Scatter Sciences Association(EISCAT)-3D radar is a new generation of European incoherent scatter radar constructed by EISCAT and is the most advanced ground-based ionospheric experimental device in the high-latitude polar region.It has multibeam and multidirectional quasi-real-time three-dimensional(3D)imaging capabilities,continuous monitoring and operation capabilities,and multiple-baseline interferometry capabilities.Joint detection by the SMILE satellite and the EISCAT-3D radar is of great significance for revealing the coupling process of the solar wind–magnetosphere–ionosphere.Therefore,we performed an analysis of the joint detection capability of the SMILE satellite and EISCAT-3D,analyzed the period during which the two can perform joint detection,and defined the key scientific problems that can be solved by joint detection.In addition,we developed Web-based software to search for and visualize the joint detection period of the SMILE satellite and EISCAT-3D radar,which lays the foundation for subsequent joint detection experiments and scientific research.

Coherent structures and spectral shapes of kinetic Alfvén wave turbulence in solar wind at 1 AU

This paper presents the generation of kinetic Alfv én wave(KAW) coherent structures of magnetic filaments applicable to solar wind at 1 AU,when the background plasma density is modified by parallel ponderomotive force and Joule heating.The inhomogeneity in the magnetic field,which was included as a perturbation in the transverse direction of the magnetic field,takes energy from the main pump KAWs and generates the filamentary structures.When the intensity is high enough,the filaments are broken down and the energy initially confined to low wavenumbers is redistributed to higher wavenumbers,leading to cascades of energy at small scales less than the ion acoustic gyroradius or comparable to electron gyroradius.The magnetic field spectral profile is generated from the numerical simulation results,and its dependence on different directions of the wavevector and initial conditions of the simulation representing the transverse magnetic field inhomogeneity is studied.The relevance of these results with other spacecraft observations and measurements is also pointed out.

Resonant Heating of Ions by Parallel Propagating Alfvén Waves in Solar Coronal Holes

Resonant heating of H, O+5, and Mg+9 by parallel propagating ion cyclotron Alfven waves in solar coronal holes at a heliocentric distance is studied using the heating rate derived from the quasilinear theory. It is shown that the particle-AlfVen-wave interaction is a significant microscopic process. The temperatures of the ions are rapidly increased up to the observed order in only microseconds, which implies that simply inserting the quasilinear heating rate into the fluid/MHD energy equation to calculate the radial dependence of ion temperatures may cause errors as the time scales do not match. Different species ions are heated by Alfven waves with a power law spectrum in approximately a mass order. To heat O+5 over Mg+9 as measured by the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer (UVCS) in the solar coronal hole at a region ≥ 1.9.R, the energy density of Alfven waves with a frequency close to the O+5-cyclotron frequency must be at least double of that at the Mg+9-cyclotron frequency. With an appropriate wave-energy spectrum, the heating of H, O+5 and Mg+9 can be consistent with the UVCS measurements in solar coronal holes at a heliocentric distance.

The Equilibrium Range of Wind Wave Spectra: an Explanation Based on White Noise

Laboratory experiments and field observations show that the equilibrium range of wind wave spectra presents a – 4 power law when it is scaled properly. This feature has been attributed to energy balance in spectral space by many researchers. In this paper we point out that white noise on an oscillation system can also lead to a similar inverse power law in the corresponding displacement spectrum, implying that the – 4 power law for the equilibrium range of wind wave spectra may probably only reflect the randomicity of the wind waves rather than any other dynamical processes in physical space. This explanation may shed light on the mechanism of other physical processes with spectra also showing an inverse power law, such as isotropic turbulence, internal waves, etc.

SOME PHENOMENA NEAR THE NUCLEUS OF THE COMET HALE-BOPP

An observational result from March 12 to April 15 for comet Hale-Bopp is given in this paper. During this period a fan-shaped erupted region with angular extent of about 100 degrees near the nucleus was seen continually. In addition, a shell structure with at most 5 layers often appeared. It is found that these layers were equal-spaced with a distance of about 2×10 4 km and were moving outward with a speed of about 35 m/s. It is suggested that this phenomenon was possibly a kind of wave created by charged attogram dust grains erupted from the nucleus, which collided with either the solar wind or material of the coma. The propagation period of the wave was about 6 days but the spin of the Comet Hale-Bopp could be very slow and the period was about 3 yr. This spin movement had the opposite direction as its orbital motion.

WIND observations of plasma waves inside the magnetic cloud boundary layers

Based on the WIND observational data for the plasma waves from thermal noise receptor (TNR) working on the frequency 4―256 kHz and the solar wind and the magnetic fields, we analyze the plasma wave activities in the 60 magnetic cloud’s boundary layers (BLs) and find that there are often various plasma wave activities in the BLs, which are different from those in the adjacent solar wind (SW) and the magnetic clouds (MC). The basic characteris-tics are that: (1) the enhancement of the Langmuir wave near the electronic plasma frequency (fpe) is a dominant wave ac-tivity, which occupies 75% investigated samples; (2) the events enhanced both in the langmuir and ion acustic (f < fpe) waves are about 60% of investigated samples; (3) broadband, continuous enhancement events in the plasma wave activities were observed in the whole frequency band of TNR, and about 30% of the 60 samples, however, were not observed in the SW and the MC investigated events; (4) although the ratio of the temperatures between the electon and proton, Te/Tp≤1, the ion caustic wave enhancement activities are still often observed in the BLs, which makes it difficult to ex- plain them by the traditional plasma theory. New results reported in this paper further show that the magnetic cloud’s BL is an important dynamic structure, which could provide useful diagnosis for understanding the cloud’s BL physics and could expand a space developing space plasma wave theory.

Polar Coronal Holes During Solar Cycles 22 and 23

Data from the Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer （SWICS） on Ulysses and synoptic maps from Kitt Peak are used to analyze the polar coronal holes of solar activity cycles 22 and 23 （from 1990 to end of 2003）. In the beginning of the declining phase of solar cycles 22 and 23, the north polar coronal holes （PCHs） appear about one year earlier than the ones in the south polar region. The solar wind velocity and the solar wind ionic charge composition exhibit a characteristic dependence on the solar wind source position within a PCH. From the center toward the boundary of a young PCH, the solar wind velocity decreases, coinciding with a shift of the ionic charge composition toward higher charge states. However, for an old PCH, the ionic charge composition does not show any obvious change, although the latitude evolution of the velocity is similar to that of a young PCH.

太阳风中非线性离子波研究的解析方法Ⅰ

本文从MHD方程组出发，推导了太阳风磁化等离子体中非线性静电离子声波孤立于传播的非线性控制方程，从而得到了扰动位势的解析解。讨论了各种等离子体参数情况下孤立于形成的条件。

太阳风中非线性离子波研究的解析方法Ⅱ

本文从MHD方程组出发，推导了太阳风磁化等离子体中非线性静电离子声波孤立子传播的非线性控制方程，考虑电子捕获效应，使用解析方法得到了扰动位势的精确解，应用得到的精确解讨论了各种等离子体参数情况下孤立子形成的条件。

Ⅰ型彗尾中MHD波的特征分析

本文根据Ⅰ型彗尾的背景材料，分析了MHD波的色散关系，探讨了螺旋波的稳定性及其演变的特征．根据初始条件的不同，有的彗尾中可以产生稳定的螺旋波，有的则不然，只能是浑云状态．文章给出了理论推演，列出了观测结果，理论和观测能较好地符合．可进一步结合Hale－Bopp彗星的观测，进行对比和检验．

I型彗尾中MHD波的特性分析

本文根据I型彗尾的背景材料 ,分析了MHD波的色散关系 ,探讨了螺旋波的稳定性及其演变的特征。根据初始条件的不同 ,有的彗尾中可以产生稳定的螺旋波 ,有的则不然 ,只能是浑云状态。文章给出了理论推演 ,列出了观测结果 ,理论和观测能较好地符合。可进一步结合Hale -Bopp彗星的观测 ,进行对比和检验。

太阳风中非线性离子波研究的解析方法Ⅲ

本文是文[1]的继继续与深入，基于所导出的太阳风磁化等离子体中非线性静电离子声波孤立子传播的非线性控制方程，考虑电子捕获效应，使用解析方法得到了扰动位势的精确解，并讨论了等离子体参数变化对孤立子形成的影响。与以前结果比较，区别于以前的等离子体背景情况，发现在适当的等离子体背景下控制方程允许有45度附近方向传播的大振幅离子孤立波．但大振幅孤波主要是在垂直于磁场方向如太阳风方向附近形成，这与Heliosl，2卫星观测结果相吻合。

火星上游离子回旋波的观测研究

离子回旋波(Ion Cyclotron Wave,ICW)是指频率接近离子回旋频率的一种等离子体波,它在火星上游广泛存在,卫星观测到的频率多在质子回旋频率附近.ICW是拾起离子时的副产物,成为新生行星质子存在的间接标志.火星上游ICW自1990年首次报道以来,受到广泛的关注.总结了火星上游ICW的研究进展,包括ICW事件的观测、ICW的产生机制、统计性质以及将来的研究趋势.

Alfvénic Fluctuations in an Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection Observed Near 1 AU

As for the present situation of coronal mass ejection （CME） triggering models, the distributions of Alfv@n waves in flux ropes are different from model to model, and thus examining those distributions in interplanetary coronal mass ejection （ICME） is an effective way to connect ICME observations with these theoretical models of CME triggering. However, previous observations of Alfv@nic fluctuations in ICMEs were rare with locations ranging from 0.3 AU to 0.68 AU only, which is usually explained as rapid dissipation of those remnant waves. Here we present an observation of Alfv@n waves in a magnetic cloud （MC） near 1 AU, in situ detected by WIND in February 17,-~20, 2011. The MC was generated by a CME accompanied with the first X-class flare in the 24th solar cycle. The slope of the power spectral densities of magnetic fluctuation in the MC, are similar to those modes in ambient solar wind, but more anisotropic. The results will also be helpful for studies of CME theories and ICME thermodynamics.

太阳风中阿尔文波的研究进展

阿尔文波在太阳风中普遍存在,对其中等离子体的加热与加速有重要意义.从太阳风中的结构、太阳风湍流、太阳风全球模型、等离子体不稳定性(参量衰变不稳定性和火蛇管不稳定性)、太阳风的加热与加速等方面,总结了近年来太阳风中阿尔文波相关的研究进展.结合目前的研究趋势,从亚阿尔文速太阳风、太阳风全球模型和太阳源区3个方向展望了未来阿尔文波的相关研究.

近日太阳风高频静电波的观测研究进展

太阳风的演化过程是空间物理研究中的重要课题,高频静电波因与太阳风粒子的分布息息相关而受到广泛关注.最新的帕克太阳探测器(Parker Solar Probe,PSP)在近日太阳风(日心距离r<0.3 AU)中观测到多种高频静电波动,为研究近日太阳风中波粒相互作用提供了新机遇.介绍了近日太阳风中高频静电波的观测现状,总结了各类波动的观测特征,包括已知波动模式的宽带离子声波、电子伯恩斯坦波和多种未知模式的静电波,梳理了各个波动可能的激发方式或自由能来源,并对未来可能的工作方向进行了展望.

太阳风电子动力学不稳定性

电子是太阳风粒子中最为重要的组分之一,它可以通过多种机制对太阳风产生影响.太阳风中的电子通常具有温度各向异性和束流两种非热平衡分布特征,这些偏离热平衡分布的特征可以通过波粒相互作用激发电子不稳定性和等离子体波动,激发的等离子体波动又可以通过波粒相互作用调制太阳风粒子的分布,从而加热太阳风中的背景粒子.因此电子动力学不稳定性在太阳风的演化过程中扮演了极为重要的角色.详细介绍了太阳风中常见的电子动力学不稳定性,并基于等离子体动力论,详细介绍太阳风传播过程中所出现的各种不稳定性,尤其是在近日球层和太阳大气区域所出现的电子声热流不稳定性以及低混杂热流不稳定性,并分析其波粒相互作用机制,以便更加深入地研究太阳风传播过程中的电子分布函数演化.

Electromagnetic ion-cyclotron instability driven by combined loss-cone and temperature anisotropy distribution of suprathermal ions

Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves,particularly their generation and excitation mechanisms,have been a subject of wide interest because of their potential importance in ion acceleration and heating.In this work,the parameter-dependence of EMIC instabilities is investigated with a combined loss-cone and temperature anisotropy distribution for suprathermal ions.The calculation of the linear growth rate of EMIC waves with an arbitrary propagation angle is presented.The results show that the growth rates of EMIC waves propagating quasi-perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field increase as the loss-cone parameter α increases,whereas the growth rates of EMIC waves propagating quasi-parallel to the ambient magnetic field increase as the temperature anisotropy parameter AT increases.This indicates that the free energies associated with the loss-cone and temperature anisotropic distributions are primarily responsible for the excitation of the quasi-perpendicular and parallel propagating EMIC waves,respectively,and provides us with a more comprehensive understanding of excitation and generation mechanisms for EMIC waves in space plasmas.

Variation of drag coefficient with wind wave development

Turbulent air flows over developing wind waves in the air-sea boundary layer are numerically simulated without considering wave breaking. Influences of wind waves on air flows are considered using a model of significant wave and surface roughness, with a formula proposed for calculating the surface roughness. κ-ε model is adopted to simulate turbulent flows. The results of the drag coefficient and turbulence characteristics agree well with the observations.