NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission has detected ubiquitous magnetic deflections in the nascent solar wind, known as switchbacks. To better understand these phenomena, whose origins remain uncertain, a study was conducted by a network of collaborators including the LPP (J. Touresse and E. Pariat) , the French-Spanish Laboratory for Astrophysics in Canarias (FSLAC), the LPC2E (Clara Froment) and several UK researchers. This groundbreaking study, published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, reveals that solar jets can create similar disturbances, but without leading to a complete reversal of the magnetic field.
Learn more: