Extended Data Fig. 1: Overview of the second PSP encounter with the Sun. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 1: Overview of the second PSP encounter with the Sun.

From: Alfvénic velocity spikes and rotational flows in the near-Sun solar wind

Extended Data Fig. 1: Overview of the second PSP encounter with the Sun.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The figure is in the same format as Fig. 1. Spikes in the velocity are again seen to be coincident with the magnetic-field reversals, but the jump in the speed is smaller, probably because the Alfvén speed was lower in E2 than E1. The density at perihelion is substantially lower.

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