Solar Bursts Offer Fresh Evidence of Magnetic Turbulence Near the Sun

Solar bursts offer fresh evidence of magnetic turbulence near the Sun

Solar radio bursts are closely tied to how their sources move through the sun’s outer atmosphere and the wider solar wind. The electrons that generate these bursts travel mainly along magnetic field lines at speeds approaching that of light, producing radio waves through a plasma emission process. Type III bursts, created by electrons streaming along open magnetic field lines, are especially useful for studying the space they pass through. By tr…

Solar radio bursts reveal magnetic switchbacks near sun

Parker Solar Probe data links bursts to magnetic switchbacks Solar radio bursts can act like a diagnostic of space weather in the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Using data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, researchers report that certain radio bursts are associated with hidden “magnetic switchbacks” near…