On the Relation between Source Region and In-situ Variability of Low $δB$ Solar Wind Streams
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| author | Jaffarove, Kai Ervin, Tamar Bale, Stuart D. |
| author_facet | Jaffarove, Kai Ervin, Tamar Bale, Stuart D. |
| contents | Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observed a high speed stream near the Sun ($\sim 9.8 R_\odot$) in March 2025. As this stream was observed near the Sun, it allowed for an unparalleled opportunity to observe pristine, coronal hole wind with little evolution (expansion, stream interaction, etc) effects impacting its properties. Through an ensemble of magnetic connectivity analysis utilizing Potential Field Source Surface (PFSS) modeling and ballistic propagation, we make estimates of the footpoints, and corresponding source region parameters, associated with the stream. We then look at how the low variability regions (small gradient in the in-situ $B_r$) are related to the variability in the field strength at their source ($B_0$). We find that about half of these periods are associated with low source region variability. Lastly, we examine the low $δB / B$ periods between switchback patches and similarly find that they show statistically less variability in their associated $B_0$ value than their switchback patch counterparts. We believe that these results point to a solar source of these ``low-variability" periods, that warrants further investigation with composition diagnostics and more complex modeling techniques. |
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| spellingShingle | On the Relation between Source Region and In-situ Variability of Low $δB$ Solar Wind Streams Jaffarove, Kai Ervin, Tamar Bale, Stuart D. Space Physics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observed a high speed stream near the Sun ($\sim 9.8 R_\odot$) in March 2025. As this stream was observed near the Sun, it allowed for an unparalleled opportunity to observe pristine, coronal hole wind with little evolution (expansion, stream interaction, etc) effects impacting its properties. Through an ensemble of magnetic connectivity analysis utilizing Potential Field Source Surface (PFSS) modeling and ballistic propagation, we make estimates of the footpoints, and corresponding source region parameters, associated with the stream. We then look at how the low variability regions (small gradient in the in-situ $B_r$) are related to the variability in the field strength at their source ($B_0$). We find that about half of these periods are associated with low source region variability. Lastly, we examine the low $δB / B$ periods between switchback patches and similarly find that they show statistically less variability in their associated $B_0$ value than their switchback patch counterparts. We believe that these results point to a solar source of these ``low-variability" periods, that warrants further investigation with composition diagnostics and more complex modeling techniques. |
| title | On the Relation between Source Region and In-situ Variability of Low $δB$ Solar Wind Streams |
| topic | Space Physics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21971 |