Small-scale Current Sheets and Associated Switchback Activity in the Inner Heliosphere

Several long-standing theories postulate that turbulent dissipation can heat solar wind protons in situ. Turbulent dissipation can occur via current sheets, which are small-scale structures embedded in the solar wind magnetic field. This study examines the role that switchbacks—intermediate-scale re...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Main Authors:	Sydney Furman, Alexandros Chasapis, David Malaspina, Peter Tatum, Benjamin Short, Harriet George, Mihailo Martinović
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Solar coronal heating Space plasmas Solar wind Solar physics
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad8c38