Interplanetary magnetic Taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation

The Taylor microscale, a measure of mean square spatial derivatives, is evaluated for interplanetary magnetic field fluctuations from single- and multiple-point data using Cluster and ACE spacecraft data. The Taylor scale is compared to the measured inner scale, which for hydrodynamics would corresp...

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Autores principales: Matthaeus, W.H., Weygand, J.M., Chuychai, P., Dasso, S., Smith, C.W., Kivelson, M.G.
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spelling todo:paper_0004637X_v678_n2PART2_pL141_Matthaeus2023-10-03T14:02:07Z Interplanetary magnetic Taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation Matthaeus, W.H. Weygand, J.M. Chuychai, P. Dasso, S. Smith, C.W. Kivelson, M.G. Interplanetary medium Magnetic fields Methods: data analysis Plasmas Solar wind Turbulence The Taylor microscale, a measure of mean square spatial derivatives, is evaluated for interplanetary magnetic field fluctuations from single- and multiple-point data using Cluster and ACE spacecraft data. The Taylor scale is compared to the measured inner scale, which for hydrodynamics would correspond to the Kolmogorov scale. The results are not consistent with dissipation of the hydrodynamic type, and indicate that solar wind dissipation involves kinetic plasma physics at both proton and electron scales. © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Fil:Dasso, S. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0004637X_v678_n2PART2_pL141_Matthaeus
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic Interplanetary medium
Magnetic fields
Methods: data analysis
Plasmas
Solar wind
Turbulence
spellingShingle Interplanetary medium
Magnetic fields
Methods: data analysis
Plasmas
Solar wind
Turbulence
Matthaeus, W.H.
Weygand, J.M.
Chuychai, P.
Dasso, S.
Smith, C.W.
Kivelson, M.G.
Interplanetary magnetic Taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation
topic_facet Interplanetary medium
Magnetic fields
Methods: data analysis
Plasmas
Solar wind
Turbulence
description The Taylor microscale, a measure of mean square spatial derivatives, is evaluated for interplanetary magnetic field fluctuations from single- and multiple-point data using Cluster and ACE spacecraft data. The Taylor scale is compared to the measured inner scale, which for hydrodynamics would correspond to the Kolmogorov scale. The results are not consistent with dissipation of the hydrodynamic type, and indicate that solar wind dissipation involves kinetic plasma physics at both proton and electron scales. © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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author Matthaeus, W.H.
Weygand, J.M.
Chuychai, P.
Dasso, S.
Smith, C.W.
Kivelson, M.G.
author_facet Matthaeus, W.H.
Weygand, J.M.
Chuychai, P.
Dasso, S.
Smith, C.W.
Kivelson, M.G.
author_sort Matthaeus, W.H.
title Interplanetary magnetic Taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation
title_short Interplanetary magnetic Taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation
title_full Interplanetary magnetic Taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation
title_fullStr Interplanetary magnetic Taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation
title_full_unstemmed Interplanetary magnetic Taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation
title_sort interplanetary magnetic taylor microscale and implications for plasma dissipation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0004637X_v678_n2PART2_pL141_Matthaeus
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