Small-scale anisotropy and intermittency in high and low-latitude solar wind

Details Small-scale anisotropy and intermittency in high and low-latitude solar wind Small-scale anisotropy and intermittency in high and low-latitude solar wind

2004-12-14

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412320v1

Astrophys.J. 638 (2006) 499-507

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

26 pages, 8 figures. Submitted to Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/498665

We analyze low and high--latitude fast solar wind data from the Ulysses spacecraft from 1992 to 1994 using a a systematic method to analyse the anisotropic content of the magnetic field fluctuations. We investigate all available frequencies, 1-10^{-6} Hz, for both high and low--latitudes datasets and are able to quantify the relative importance of the anisotropic versus the isotropic fluctuations. We analyse, up to sixth order, longitudinal, transverse and mixed magnetic field correlations. Our results show that strongly intermittent and anisotropic events are present in the solar wind plasma at high frequencies/small scales, indicating the absence of a complete recovery of isotropy. Anisotropic scaling properties are compatible for high and low--latitude data, suggesting a universal behaviour in spite of the different rate of evolution of the fast solar wind streams in the two environments.

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