Switchbacks Explained: Super-Parker Fields—The Other Side of the Sub-Parker Spiral

We provide a simple geometric explanation for the source of switchbacks and associated large and one-sided transverse flows in the solar wind observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP). The more radial, sub-Parker spiral structure of the heliospheric magnetic field observed previously by Ulysses, ACE,...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical journal Vol. 909; no. 1; pp. 95 - 105
Main Authors:	Schwadron, N. A., McComas, D. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.03.2021 IOP Publishing
Subjects:	Active solar corona Astrophysics Charged particles Critical point Field strength Heliospheric magnetic field Interplanetary magnetic fields Magnetic fields Rarefaction Solar coronal holes Solar coronal loops Solar coronal plumes Solar coronal waves Solar magnetic field Solar magnetic fields Solar probes Solar spicules Solar wind Solar wind flow Solar wind velocity Spirals Wind speed
ISSN:	0004-637X, 1538-4357
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