Computer Science
Scientific paper
Dec 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007p%26ss...55.2224a&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, Volume 55, Issue 15, p. 2224-2227.
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
Turbulent spectrum of magnetic fluctuations in the solar wind nearly follows Kolmogorov's law ˜f below the ion cyclotron frequency fci. Above this frequency, the observed steeper power law is believed to be a ‘dissipative range’ of the solar wind turbulence. In this paper we analyze magnetic field fluctuations measured onboard Cluster, lasting two decades above fci. Well-defined power law and a strong increase of intermittency with frequency in this range indicates that turbulence cannot be characterized by a ‘dissipative range’. Rather we conjecture that above fci the turbulence is generated by a different nonlinear cascade. We suggest that the presence of dispersive effects is responsible for a steepening of the spectral energy density, simply because a cascade can be realized in a time that is shorter than the usual eddy-turnover time. In the Hall MHD formulation, the magnetic power follows a law ˜f, which depends on the degree of plasma compressibility α.
Alexandrova Olga
Carbone Vincenzo
Sorriso-Valvo Luca
Veltri Pierluigi
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