Anisotropy of Imbalanced Alfvenic Turbulence in Fast Solar Wind

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作者
Wicks, R. T. [1 ]
Horbury, T. S. [1 ]
Chen, C. H. K. [1 ]
Schekochihin, A. A. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Space & Atmospher Phys Grp, London SW7 2AZ, England
[2] Univ Oxford, Rudolf Peierls Ctr Theoret Phys, Oxford OX1 3NP, England
关键词
MHD TURBULENCE; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC TURBULENCE; CROSS-HELICITY; INERTIAL-RANGE; SPECTRA; DEPENDENCE; POWER;
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.045001
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We present the first measurement of the scale-dependent power anisotropy of Elsasser variables in imbalanced fast solar wind turbulence. The dominant Elsasser mode is isotropic at lower spacecraft frequencies but becomes increasingly anisotropic at higher frequencies. The subdominant mode is anisotropic throughout. There are two distinct subranges exhibiting different scalings within what is normally considered the inertial range. The low Alfven ratio and the different scaling of the Elsasser modes suggests an interpretation of the observed discrepancy between the velocity and magnetic field scalings, the total energy is dominated by the latter. These results do not appear to be fully explained by any of the current theories of incompressible imbalanced MHD turbulence.
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