Chitta, L. P. ; Huang, Z. ; D’Amicis, R. ; Calchetti, D. ; Zhukov, A. N. ; Kraaikamp, E. ; Verbeeck, C. ; Aznar Cuadrado, R. ; Hirzberger, J. ; Berghmans, D. ; Horbury, T. S. ; Solanki, S. K. ; Owen, C. J. ; Harra, L. ; Peter, H. ; Schühle, U. ; Teriaca, L. ; Louarn, P. ; Livi, S. ; Giunta, A. S. ; Hassler, D. M. ; Wang, Y.-M.

published in Solar Orbiter Science Nugget, 02/04/2025 issue #56 (2025)

Abstract: Charged particles continuously stream out from the million Kelvin hot corona as the solar wind. High-resolution extreme ultraviolet observations from the Solar Orbiter are providing new insights into the generation process of the solar wind. In particular, high-speed jets are observed to be widespread in darker interiors of coronal holes where the magnetic field stretches into the heliosphere. These jets could be the intermittent but prevalent seeds of the solar wind. Here we present our latest study from the Solar Orbiter mission and discuss their implications for the magnetic processes governing the solar wind origin.

Keyword(s): Solar Orbiter ; EUI ; jets ; solar wind
Links: link