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Solar Wind Microphysics

Solar Wind Microphysics is a theoretical framework within space plasma physics that specifically characterizes the kinetic-scale physical processes governing the behavior of charged particles and electromagnetic fields in the solar wind, distinguishing it from larger-scale magnetohydrodynamic models by focusing on particle-level interactions and non-equilibrium dynamics.

192

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10.3K

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575

Authors

213

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

192

Dynamical theory of the solar wind

E. N. Parker · Space Science Reviews · 1965 · 463 citations · Full text

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Modeling 3-D solar wind structure

D. Odstrčil · Advances in Space Research · 2003 · 454 citations

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Origin of the solar wind from composition data

J. Geiss, G. Gloeckler, R. von Steiger · Space Science Reviews · 1995 · 318 citations

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Radial evolution of nonthermal electron populations in the low‐latitude solar wind: Helios, Cluster, and Ulysses Observations

Š. Štverák, M. Maksimović, E. Marsch et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2009 · 300 citations · Full text

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Instabilities associated with heat conduction in the solar wind and their consequences

D. W. Forslund · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1970 · 271 citations

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Authors

575

  1. JG
    J. Geiss

    University of Bern, Switzerland

    6 publications · 611 citations

    6

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  2. MN
    M. Neugebauer

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    6 publications · 374 citations

    6

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  3. EM
    E. Marsch

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany

    4 publications · 359 citations

    4

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  4. LF
    L. F. Burlaga

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    4 publications · 213 citations

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  5. DS
    D. S. Burnett

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    4 publications · 407 citations

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Institutions

213

  1. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Space Research Institute

    Moscow, Russia

    12 h-index

    33 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    815 citations

  8. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    334 citations

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  1. Space Science Reviews

    23 publications · 2.1K citations

    20

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 25 publications · 2K citations

    19

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  3. Solar Physics

    29 publications · 1.2K citations

    19

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  4. Advances in Space Research

    16 publications · 821 citations

    15

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  5. Planetary and Space Science

    13 publications · 438 citations

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