ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Astron. Space Sci.
Sec. Space Physics
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fspas.2025.1624731
This article is part of the Research TopicKinetic-Scale Processes and Small-Scale Structures Embedded within Large-Scale Solar Wind StructuresView all articles
The Examination of Small-Scale Magnetic-Field Structures in the Solar Wind Using Two Spacecraft
Provisionally accepted
- Space Science Institute (SSI), Boulder, United States
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To explore some properties of small-scale magnetic structures in the solar wind at 1 AU, measurements from the THEMIS-ARTEMIS mission with two spacecraft in orbit around the Earth's moon are used. The small-scale magnetic structures are categorized into four types: discontinuities (current sheets), magnetic flux tubes (including twisted flux tubes), magnetic holes, and small-amplitude magnetic-field fluctuations. The large-scale solar-wind structures in which the small-scale structures are investigated are noted. The two-spacecraft measurements are used to examined differences in the structures over spatial scales of a few RE. Further, a two-spacecraft methodology was used to examine the planarity of discontinuities over scales of a few Earth radii.
Keywords: Solar wind, heliosphere, Plasma, magnetic field, Space weather
Received: 07 May 2025; Accepted: 07 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence: Joseph E Borovsky, Space Science Institute (SSI), Boulder, United States
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