@article{Woolley:2022:10.5194/egusphere-egu22-565,
author = {Woolley, T and Matteini, L and Horbury, TS and Bale, SD and Laker, R and Woodham, LD and Stawarz, JE},
doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu22-565},
title = {Linking In-situ Magnetic and Density Structures in the Low Latitude Slow Solar Wind to Solar Origins},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-565},
year = {2022}
}

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AB  - <jats:p>&lt;p&gt;To date, Parker Solar Probe has completed ten solar encounters and measured a wealth of in-situ data down to heliocentric distances of ~13 solar radii. This data provides a novel opportunity to investigate the near-Sun environment and understand the young slow solar wind. Typically, the slow solar wind observed in the inner heliosphere is split into an Alfvenic and a non-Alfvenic component. The Alfvenic slow wind is thought to originate from overexpanded coronal hole field lines, whereas the non-Alfvenic slow wind could originate from active regions, transient events, or reconnection at the tips of helmet streamers. In this work, we find structures associated with non-Alfvenic slow wind in the low latitude wind measured by Parker Solar Probe. We identify at least two distinct types of structure using magnetic field magnitude, electron pitch angle distributions, and electron number density. After statistically analysing these structures, with a focus on their plasma properties, shape, and location with respect to the heliospheric current sheet, we link them to solar origins. We find structures that are consistent with the plasma blobs seen previously in remote sensing observations.&lt;/p&gt;</jats:p>
AU  - Woolley,T
AU  - Matteini,L
AU  - Horbury,TS
AU  - Bale,SD
AU  - Laker,R
AU  - Woodham,LD
AU  - Stawarz,JE
DO  - 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-565
PY  - 2022///
TI  - Linking In-situ Magnetic and Density Structures in the Low Latitude Slow Solar Wind to Solar Origins
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-565
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