arXiv 1002.20962010-02-10physics.space-phastro-ph.SRphysics.flu-dynphysics.plasm-ph

快速太阳风中turbulence整个惯性范围的功率和谱指数各向异性

Power and spectral index anisotropy of the entire inertial range of turbulence in the fast solar wind

R. T. Wicks, T. S. Horbury, C. H. K. Chen, A. A. Schekochihin

备注：: 5 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, submitted to MNRAS letters
DOI：: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2010.00898.x

摘要：

我们测量的功率和光谱指数的各向异性的高速太阳风湍流的尺度大于外尺度下降到离子gyroscale，从而覆盖整个惯性范围。我们表明，在湍流的外尺度的功率和谱指数近似各向同性。湍流级联在较小尺度下导致功率各向异性，表现为频谱的各向异性标度：接近局部磁场的k^{-5/3}和k^{-2}，与临界平衡的Alfvenic湍流一致。通过使用在不同的径向距离从太阳的数据，我们表明，惯性范围的宽度不随日心距离的变化，并解释这一点，通过计算的径向依赖性的比例外尺度的离子陀螺仪。在最小尺度的惯性范围内，接近离子陀螺仪，我们发现平行于磁场方向的功率增强与垂直功率的减少相一致。这很可能与离子动力学模式的能量注入有关，如消防水龙带不稳定性，也标志着太阳风湍流耗散范围的开始。

英文摘要：

We measure the power and spectral index anisotropy of high speed solar wind turbulence from scales larger than the outer scale down to the ion gyroscale, thus covering the entire inertial range. We show that the power and spectral indices at the outer scale of turbulence are approximately isotropic. The turbulent cascade causes the power anisotropy at smaller scales manifested by anisotropic scalings of the spectrum: close to k^{-5/3} across and k^{-2} along the local magnetic field, consistent with a critically balanced Alfvenic turbulence. By using data at different radial distances from the Sun, we show that the width of the inertial range does not change with heliocentric distance and explain this by calculating the radial dependence of the ratio of the outer scale to the ion gyroscale. At the smallest scales of the inertial range, close to the ion gyroscale, we find an enhancement of power parallel to the magnetic field direction coincident with a decrease in the perpendicular power. This is most likely related to energy injection by ion kinetic modes such as the firehose instability and also marks the beginning of the dissipation range of solar wind turbulence.

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