Dr Christopher Chen

Christopher Chen

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow | Reader in Space Plasma Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
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Research

space plasma physics, heliophysics, space weather

Publications

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2024

Relevant PublicationTemperature anisotropy instabilities driven by intermittent velocity shears in the solar wind
Opie S, Verscharen D, Chen CHK, Owen CJ, Isenberg PA, Sorriso-Valvo L, Franci L and Matteini L
Journal of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 90 (6) 
12-11-2024
Relevant PublicationEvolution of the magnetic field rotation distributions in the inner heliosphere
Larosa A, Chen CHK, McIntyre JR, Jagarlamudi VK and Sorriso-Valvo L
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 686, a238-a238.  
14-06-2024
Relevant PublicationThe Regulation of the Solar Wind Electron Heat Flux by Wave–Particle Interactions
Coburn JT, Verscharen D, Owen CJ, Maksimovic M, Horbury TS, Chen CHK, Guo F, Fu X, Liu J, Abraham JB, Nicolaou G, Innocenti ME, Micera A and Jagarlamudi VK
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 964 (1) 
01-03-2024
Relevant PublicationProperties of an Interplanetary Shock Observed at 0.07 and 0.7 au by Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter
Trotta D, Larosa A, Nicolaou G, Horbury TS, Matteini L, Hietala H, Blanco-Cano X, Franci L, Chen CHK, Zhao L, Zank GP, Cohen CMS, Bale SD, Laker R, Fargette N, Valentini F, Khotyaintsev Y, Kieokaew R, Raouafi N, Davies E, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 962 (2), 147-147.  
01-02-2024
Relevant PublicationMediation of collisionless turbulent dissipation through cyclotron resonance
Bowen TA, Bale SD, Chandran BDG, Chasapis A, Chen CHK, Dudok de Wit T, Mallet A, Meyrand R and Squire J
Nature Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 8 (4), 482-490.  
01-01-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationNonlinear dynamics of small-scale Alfvén waves
Mallet A, Dorfman S, Abler M, Bowen TA and Chen CHK
Physics of Plasmas, Aip Publishing vol. 30 (11) 
01-11-2023
Relevant PublicationProperties Underlying the Variation of the Magnetic Field Spectral Index in the Inner Solar Wind
McIntyre JR, Chen CHK and Larosa A
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 957 (2) 
01-11-2023
Relevant PublicationTurbulence Properties of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections in the Inner Heliosphere: Dependence on Proton Beta and Flux Rope Structure
Good SW, Rantala OK, Jylhä A-SM, Chen CHK, Möstl C and Kilpua EKJ
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, American Astronomical Society vol. 956 (1) 
01-10-2023
Relevant PublicationThe Structure and Origin of Switchbacks: Parker Solar Probe Observations
Huang J, Kasper JC, Fisk LA, Larson DE, McManus MD, Chen CHK, Martinović MM, Klein KG, Thomas L, Liu M, Maruca BA, Zhao L, Chen Y, Hu Q, Jian LK, Verniero JL, Velli M, Livi R, Whittlesey P, Rahmati A, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 952 (1) 
01-07-2023
Relevant PublicationThe Evolution of the 1/f Range within a Single Fast-solar-wind Stream between 17.4 and 45.7 Solar Radii
Davis N, Chandran BDG, Bowen TA, Badman ST, de Wit TD, Chen CHK, Bale SD, Huang Z, Sioulas N and Velli M
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 950 (2) 
01-06-2023
Relevant PublicationThe effect of variations in the magnetic field direction from turbulence on kinetic-scale instabilities
Opie S, Verscharen D, Chen CHK, Owen CJ and Isenberg PA
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 672 
31-03-2023
Relevant PublicationParker Solar Probe Observations of High Plasma β Solar Wind from the Streamer Belt
Huang J, Kasper JC, Larson DE, McManus MD, Whittlesey P, Livi R, Rahmati A, Romeo O, Klein KG, Sun W, van der Holst B, Huang Z, Jian LK, Szabo A, Verniero JL, Chen CHK, Lavraud B, Liu M, Badman ST, Niembro T, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, American Astronomical Society vol. 265 (2) 
29-03-2023
Relevant PublicationParker Solar Probe: Four Years of Discoveries at Solar Cycle Minimum
Raouafi NE, Matteini L, Squire J, Badman ST, Velli M, Klein KG, Chen CHK, Matthaeus WH, Szabo A, Linton M, Allen RC, Szalay JR, Bruno R, Decker RB, Akhavan-Tafti M, Agapitov OV, Bale SD, Bandyopadhyay R, Battams K, Berčič L, et al.
Space Science Reviews, Springer Nature vol. 219 (1) 
01-02-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationConditions for Proton Temperature Anisotropy to Drive Instabilities in the Solar Wind
Opie S, Verscharen D, Chen CHK, Owen CJ and Isenberg PA
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 941 (2) 
01-12-2022
Relevant PublicationA measurement of the effective mean free path of solar wind protons
Coburn JT, Chen CHK and Squire J
Journal of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 88 (5) 
19-09-2022
Relevant PublicationRevolutionizing Our Understanding of Particle Energization in Space Plasmas Using On-Board Wave-Particle Correlator Instrumentation
Howes GG, Verniero JL, Larson DE, Bale SD, Kasper JC, Goetz K, Klein KG, Whittlesey PL, Livi R, Rahmati A, Chen CHK, Wilson LB, Alterman BL and Wicks RT
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Frontiers vol. 9 
29-06-2022
Relevant PublicationA new way for turbulence to heat the corona
Chen C
 
20-06-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationParker Solar Probe Enters the Magnetically Dominated Solar Corona
Kasper JC, Klein KG, Lichko E, Huang J, Chen CHK, Badman ST, Bonnell J, Whittlesey PL, Livi R, Larson D, Pulupa M, Rahmati A, Stansby D, Korreck KE, Stevens M, Case AW, Bale SD, Maksimovic M, Moncuquet M, Goetz K, et al.
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 127 (25) 
14-12-2021
Relevant PublicationEnergetic Particles Associated with a Coronal Mass Ejection Shock Interacting with a Convected Magnetic Structure
Giacalone J, Burgess D, Bale SD, Desai MI, Mitchell JG, Lario D, Chen CHK, Christian ER, de Nolfo GA, Hill ME, Matthaeus WH, McComas DJ, McNutt RL, Mitchell DG, Roelof EC, Schwadron NA, Getachew T and Joyce CJ
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 921 (2), 102-102.  
05-11-2021
Relevant PublicationAnisotropy of Solar Wind Turbulence in the Inner Heliosphere at Kinetic Scales: PSP Observations
Duan D, He J, Bowen TA, Woodham LD, Wang T, Chen CHK, Mallet A and Bale SD
Letters of The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 915 
30-06-2021
Relevant PublicationA Case for Electron-Astrophysics
Verscharen D, Wicks RT, Alexandrova O, Bruno R, Burgess D, Chen CHK, D’Amicis R, De Keyser J, de Wit TD, Franci L, He J, Henri P, Kasahara S, Khotyaintsev Y, Klein KG, Lavraud B, Maruca BA, Maksimovic M, Plaschke F, Poedts S, et al.
Experimental Astronomy 
11-06-2021
Relevant PublicationApplicability of Taylor’s Hypothesis During Parker Solar Probe Perihelia
Perez JC, Bourouaine S, Chen C and Raouafi NE
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 650, A22-A22.  
02-06-2021
Relevant PublicationThe Near-Sun Streamer Belt Solar Wind: Turbulence and Solar Wind Acceleration
Chen C, Chandran BDG, Woodham LD, Jones-Mecholsky SI, Perez JC, Bourouaine S, Bowen TA, Klein KG, Moncuquet M, Kasper JC and Bale SD
Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European Journal vol. 650, L3-L3.  
02-06-2021
Relevant PublicationMultiscale Solar Wind Turbulence Properties inside and near Switchbacks measured by Parker Solar Probe
Martinovic MM, Klein KG, Huang J, Chandran BDG, Kasper JC, Lichko E, Bowen T, Chen C, Matteini L, Stevens M, Case AW and Bale SD
The Astrophysical Journal: An International Review of Astronomy and Astronomical Physics 
30-04-2021
Relevant PublicationA Quarter Century of Wind Spacecraft Discoveries
Wilson LB, Brosius AL, Gopalswamy N, Nieves‐Chinchilla T, Szabo A, Hurley K, Phan T, Kasper JC, Lugaz N, Richardson IG, Chen CHK, Verscharen D, Wicks RT and TenBarge JM
Reviews of Geophysics 
17-03-2021

2020

Relevant PublicationKinetic‐Scale Turbulence in the Venusian Magnetosheath
Bowen TA, Bale SD, Bandyopadhyay R, Bonnell JW, Case A, Chasapis A, Chen CHK, Curry S, de Wit TD, Goetz K, Goodrich K, Gruesbeck J, Halekas J, Harvey PR, Howes GG, Kasper JC, Korreck K, Larson D, Livi R, MacDowall RJ, et al.
Geophysical Research Letters 
08-12-2020
Relevant PublicationTurbulence Characteristics of Switchback and Nonswitchback Intervals Observed by Parker Solar Probe
Bourouaine S, Perez JC, Klein KG, Chen CHK, Martinović M, Bale SD, Kasper JC and Raouafi NE
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 904, L30-L30.  
02-12-2020
Relevant PublicationThe Solar Orbiter Science Activity Plan
Zouganelis I, De Groof A, Walsh AP, Williams DR, Müller D, St Cyr OC, Auchère F, Berghmans D, Fludra A, Horbury TS, Howard RA, Krucker S, Maksimovic M, Owen CJ, Rodríguez-Pacheco J, Romoli M, Solanki SK, Watson C, Sanchez L, Lefort J, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 642, A3-A3.  
30-09-2020
Relevant PublicationConstraining Ion-Scale Heating and Spectral Energy Transfer in Inner-Heliophere Observations of Plasma Turbulence
Bowen TA, Mallet A, Bale SD, Bonnell JW, Case AW, Chandran BDG, Chasapis A, Chen CHK, Duan D, Dudok de Wit T, Goetz K, Halekas JS, Harvey PR, Kasper JC, Korreck KE, Larson D, Livi R, MacDowall RJ, Malaspina DM, Pulupa M, et al.
Physical Review Letters vol. 125, 025102-025102.  
06-07-2020
Relevant PublicationCross Helicity Reversals in Magnetic Switchbacks
McManus MD, Bowen TA, Mallet A, Chen CHK, Chandran BDG, Bale SD, Larson DE, Dudok de Wit T, Kasper JC, Stevens M, Whittlesey P, Livi R, Korreck KE, Goetz K, Harvey PR, Pulupa M, MacDowall RJ, Malaspina DM, Case AW and Bonnell JW
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Iop Publishing vol. 246, 67-67.  
06-02-2020
Relevant PublicationIon-scale Electromagnetic Waves in the Inner Heliosphere
Bowen TA, Mallet A, Huang J, Klein KG, Malaspina DM, Stevens M, Bale SD, Bonnell JW, Case AW, Chandran BDG, Chaston CC, Chen CHK, Dudok de Wit T, Goetz K, Harvey PR, Howes GG, Kasper JC, Korreck KE, Larson D, Livi R, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Iop Publishing vol. 246, 66-66.  
06-02-2020
Relevant PublicationThe Evolution and Role of Solar Wind Turbulence in the Inner Heliosphere
Chen CHK, Bale SD, Bonnell JW, Borovikov D, Bowen TA, Burgess D, Case AW, Chandran BDG, Dudok de Wit T, Goetz K, Harvey PR, Kasper JC, Klein KG, Korreck KE, Larson D, Livi R, MacDowall RJ, Malaspina DM, Mallet A, McManus MD, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement vol. 246, 53-53.  
03-02-2020
Relevant PublicationKinetic-scale Spectral Features of Cross Helicity and Residual Energy in the Inner Heliosphere
Vech D, Kasper JC, Klein KG, Huang J, Stevens ML, Chen CHK, Case AW, Korreck K, Bale SD, Bowen TA, Whittlesey PL, Livi R, Larson DE, Malaspina D, Pulupa M, Bonnell J, Harvey P, Goetz K, Dudok de Wit T and MacDowall R
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, American Astronomical Society vol. 246, 52-52.  
03-02-2020
Relevant PublicationSwitchbacks in the Near-Sun Magnetic Field: Long Memory and Impact on the Turbulence Cascade
Dudok de Wit T, Krasnoselskikh VV, Bale SD, Bonnell JW, Bowen TA, Chen CHK, Froment C, Goetz K, Harvey PR, Jagarlamudi VK, Larosa A, MacDowall RJ, Malaspina DM, Matthaeus WH, Pulupa M, Velli M and Whittlesey PL
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, American Astronomical Society vol. 246, 39-39.  
03-02-2020
Relevant PublicationThe Radial Dependence of Proton-scale Magnetic Spectral Break in Slow Solar Wind during PSP Encounter 2
Duan D, Bowen TA, Chen CHK, Mallet A, He J, Bale SD, Vech D, Kasper JC, Pulupa M, Bonnell JW, Case AW, de Wit TD, Goetz K, Harvey PR, Korreck KE, Larson D, Livi R, MacDowall RJ, Malaspina DM, Stevens M, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Iop Publishing vol. 246, 55-55.  
03-02-2020
Relevant PublicationThe Enhancement of Proton Stochastic Heating in the Near-Sun Solar Wind
Martinovic MM, Klein KG, Kasper JC, Case AW, Korreck KE, Larson D, Livi R, Stevens M, Whittlesey P, Chandran BDG, Alterman BL, Huang J, Chen CHK, Bale SD, Pulupa M, Malaspina DM, Bonnell JW, Harvey PR, Goetz K, Dudok de Wit T, et al.
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Iop Publishing vol. 246, 30-30.  
03-02-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationHighly Structured Slow Solar Wind Emerging from an Equatorial Coronal Hole
Bale SD, Badman ST, Bonnell JW, Bowen TA, Burgess D, Case AW, Cattell CA, Chandran BDG, Chaston CC, Chen C, Drake JF, Dudok de Wit T, Eastwood JP, Ergun RE, Farrell WM, Fong C, Goetz K, Goldstein M, Goodrich KA, Harvey PR, et al.
Nature, Nature Research vol. 576, 237-237.  
04-12-2019
Relevant PublicationKinetic Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas: Waves and/or Structures?
Groselj D, Chen CHK, Mallet A, Samtaney R, Schneider K and Jenko F
Physical Review X vol. 9, 031037-031037.  
29-08-2019
Relevant PublicationSign Singularity of the Local Energy Transfer in Space Plasma Turbulence
Sorriso-Valvo L, De Vita G, Fraternale F, Gurchumelia A, Perri S, Nigro G, Catapano F, Retinò A, Chen CHK, Yordanova E, Pezzi O, Chargazia K, Kharshiladze O, Kvaracxelia D, Vasconez CL, Le Contel O, Giles B, Moore TE, Torbert RB and Burch JL
Frontiers in Physics vol. 7, 108-108.  
20-08-2019
Relevant PublicationEvidence for Electron Landau Damping in Space Plasma Turbulence
Chen CHK, Klein KG and Howes GG
Nature Communications vol. 10, 740-740.  
14-02-2019
Relevant PublicationThe Fluid-Like and Kinetic Behavior of Kinetic Alfven Turbulence in Space Plasma
Wu W, Verscharen D, Wicks RT, CHEN C, He J and Nicolaou G
Astrophysical Journal vol. 870, 106-106.  
10-01-2019
Relevant PublicationNumerical Study of Inertial Kinetic-Alfvén Turbulence
Roythershteyn V, Boldyrev S, Delzanno GL, CHEN CHK, Groselj D and Loureiro N
Astrophysical Journal vol. 870, 103-103.  
10-01-2019
Relevant PublicationScale-Dependent Polarization of Solar Wind Velocity Fluctuations at the Inertial and Kinetic Scales
Safrankova J, Nemecek Z, Nemec F, Verscharen D, CHEN CHK, Durovcova T and Riazantseva MO
Astrophysical Journal vol. 870, 40-40.  
01-01-2019
Relevant PublicationThe rotation angle distribution underlying magnetic field fluctuations in the 1/f range of solar wind turbulent spectra
Matteini L, Stansby D, Horbury TS and Chen CHK
 
01-01-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationOn the 1/f Spectrum in the Solar Wind and Its Connection with Magnetic Compressibility
Matteini L, Stansby D, Horbury TS and Chen CHK
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 869, L32-L32.  
13-12-2018
Relevant PublicationThree-Dimensional Simulations of Solar Wind Turbulence with the Hybrid Code CAMELIA
Franci L, Hellinger P, Guarrasi M, Chen CHK, Papini E, Verdini A, Matteini L and Landi S
Journal of Physics : Conference Series vol. 1031, 012002-012002.  
02-06-2018
Relevant PublicationArbitrary-Order Hilbert Spectral Analysis and Intermittency in Solar Wind Density Fluctuations
Carbone F, Sorriso-Valvo L, Alberti T, Lepreti F, Chen CHK, Nemecek Z and Safrankova J
Astrophysical Journal vol. 859, 27-27.  
18-05-2018

2017

Relevant PublicationNature of Kinetic Scale Turbulence in the Earth's Magnetosheath
Chen CHK and Boldyrev S
Astrophysical Journal vol. 842, 122-122.  
20-06-2017
Relevant PublicationOn Kinetic Slow Modes, Fluid Slow Modes, and Pressure-Balanced Structures in the Solar Wind
Verscharen D, Chen CHK and Wicks RT
Astrophysical Journal vol. 840, 106-106.  
12-05-2017

2016

Relevant PublicationMultifractal Analysis of High Resolution Solar Wind Proton Density Measurements
Sorriso-Valvo L, Carbone F, Leonardis E, Chen CHK, Šafránková J and Němeček Z
Advances in Space Research vol. 59, 1642-1651.  
27-12-2016
Relevant PublicationElectric and Magnetic Spectra from MHD to Electron Scales in the Magnetosheath
Matteini L, Alexandrova O, Chen CHK and Lacombe C
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 466, 945-945.  
09-12-2016
Relevant PublicationRecent Progress in Astrophysical Plasma Turbulence from Solar Wind Observations
Chen CHK
Journal of Plasma Physics vol. 82, 535820602-535820602.  
01-12-2016
Relevant PublicationTesting the Effects of Expansion on Solar Wind Turbulence
Vech D and Chen CHK
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 832, L16-L16.  
16-11-2016
Relevant PublicationSaturn's Quasiperiodic Magnetohydrodynamic Waves
Yates JN, Southwood DJ, Dougherty MK, Sulaiman AH, Masters A, Cowley SWH, Kivelson MG, Chen CHK, Provan G, Mitchell DG, Hospodarsky GB, Achilleos N, Sorba AM and Coates AJ
Geophysical Research Letters vol. 43, 11102-11102.  
15-10-2016
Relevant PublicationTurbulence Heating Observer - Satellite Mission Proposal
Vaivads A, Retino A, Soucek J, Khotyaintsev YV, Valentini F, Escoubet CP, Alexandrova O, Andre M, Bale SD, Balikhin M, Burgess D, Camporeale E, Caprioli D, Chen CHK, Clacey E, Cully CM, De Keyser J, Eastwood JP, Fazakerley AN, Eriksson S, et al.
Journal of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 82, 905820501-905820501.  
22-09-2016
Relevant PublicationExperimental Determination of Whistler Wave Dispersion Relation in the Solar Wind
Stansby D, Horbury TS, Chen CHK and Matteini L
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 829, L16-L16.  
20-09-2016
Relevant PublicationPower Spectral Density of Fluctuations of Bulk and Thermal Speeds in the Solar Wind
Šafránková J, Nemecek Z, Nemec F, Prech L, Chen CHK and Zastenker GN
Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 825, 121-121.  
10-07-2016
Relevant PublicationMulti-Species Measurements of the Firehose and Mirror Instability Thresholds in the Solar Wind
Chen CHK, Matteini L, Schekochihin AA, Stevens ML, Salem CS, Maruca BA, Kunz MW and Bale SD
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, American Astronomical Society vol. 825, L26-L26.  
08-07-2016
Relevant PublicationMeasures of Three-Dimensional Anisotropy and Intermittency in Strong Alfvénic Turbulence
Mallet A, Schekochihin AA, Chandran BDG, Chen CHK, Horbury TS, Wicks RT and Greenan CC
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 459, 2130-2130.  
07-04-2016
Relevant PublicationThe FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus: Measuring the Coronal Plasma and Magnetic Field, Plasma Waves and Turbulence, and Radio Signatures of Solar Transients
Bale SD, Goetz K, Harvey PR, Turin P, Bonnell JW, Dudok de Wit T, Ergun RE, MacDowall RJ, Pulupa M, Andre M, Bolton M, Bougeret JL, Bowen TA, Burgess D, Cattell CA, Chandran BDG, Chaston CC, Chen CHK, Choi MK, Connerney JE, et al.
Space Science Reviews vol. 204, 49-49.  
31-03-2016
Relevant PublicationDensity Fluctuations Upstream and Downstream of Interplanetary Shocks
Pitna A, Šafránková J, Nemecek Z, Goncharov O, Němec F, Přech L, Chen CHK and Zastenker GN
Astrophysical Journal vol. 819, 41-41.  
25-02-2016
Relevant PublicationIntermittency of Energy Dissipation in Alfvénic Turbulence
Zhdankin V, Boldyrev S and Chen CHK
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society: Letters vol. 457, L69-L69.  
14-01-2016
Relevant PublicationSpectral Anisotropy of Elsässer Variables in Two-Dimensional Wave-Vector Space as Observed in the Fast Solar Wind Turbulence
Yan L, He J, Zhang L, Tu C, Marsch E, Chen CHK, Wang X, Wang L and Wicks RT
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 816, L24-L24.  
10-01-2016

2015

Relevant PublicationProton Heating in Solar Wind Compressible Turbulence with Collisions between Counter-Propagating Waves
He J, Tu C, Marsch E, Chen CHK, Wang L, Pei Z, Zhang L, Salem CS and Bale SD
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 813, L30-L30.  
04-11-2015
Relevant PublicationMagnetic Field Rotations in the Solar Wind at Kinetic Scales
Chen CHK, Matteini L, Burgess D and Horbury TS
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society: Letters vol. 453, L64-L64.  
22-08-2015
Relevant PublicationInertial-Range Kinetic Turbulence in Pressure-Anisotropic Astrophysical Plasmas
Kunz MW, Schekochihin AA, Chen CHK, Abel IG and Cowley SC
Journal of Plasma Physics vol. 81, 325810501-325810501.  
16-07-2015
Relevant PublicationSpectral Breaks of Alfvenic Turbulence in a Collisionless Plasma
Boldyrev S, Chen CHK, Xia Q and Zhdankin V
Astrophysical Journal vol. 806, 238-238.  
20-06-2015
Relevant PublicationEffects of Electron Drifts on the Collisionless Damping of Kinetic Alfvén Waves in the Solar Wind
Tong Y, Bale SD, Chen CHK, Salem CS and Verscharen D
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 804, L36-L36.  
10-05-2015
Relevant PublicationSolar Wind Density Spectra around the Ion Spectral Break
Šafránková J, Nemecek Z, Nemec F, Přech L, Pitňa A, Chen CHK and Zastenker GN
Astrophysical Journal vol. 803, 107-107.  
20-04-2015

2014

Relevant PublicationIon-Scale Spectral Break of Solar Wind Turbulence at High and Low Beta
Chen CHK, Leung L, Boldyrev S, Maruca BA and Bale SD
Geophysical Research Letters vol. 41, 8081-8081.  
25-11-2014
Relevant PublicationIntermittency of Solar Wind Density Fluctuations from Ion to Electron Scales
Chen CHK, Sorriso-Valvo L, Šafránková J and Němeček Z
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 789, L8-L8.  
12-06-2014

2013

Relevant PublicationCorrelations at Large Scales and the Onset of Turbulence in the Fast Solar Wind
Wicks RT, Roberts DA, Mallet A, Schekochihin AA, Horbury TS and CHEN CHK
Astrophysical Journal vol. 778, 177-177.  
13-11-2013
Relevant PublicationSolar Wind Turbulence and the Role of Ion Instabilities
Alexandrova O, Chen CHK, Sorriso-Valvo L, Horbury TS and Bale SD
Space Science Reviews vol. 178, 101-101.  
31-08-2013
Relevant PublicationKinetic Scale Density Fluctuations in the Solar Wind
Chen CHK, Howes GG, Bonnell JW, Mozer FS, Klein KG and Bale SD
Aip Conference Proceedings vol. 1539, 143-146.  
13-06-2013
Relevant PublicationResidual Energy Spectrum of Solar Wind Turbulence
Chen CHK, Bale SD, Salem CS and Maruca BA
Astrophysical Journal vol. 770, 125-125.  
04-06-2013
Relevant PublicationNature of Subproton Scale Turbulence in the Solar Wind
Chen CHK, Boldyrev S, Xia Q and Perez JC
Physical Review Letters vol. 110, 225002-225002.  
31-05-2013
Relevant PublicationElectron Heat Conduction in the Solar Wind: Transition from Spitzer-Härm to the Collisionless Limit
Bale SD, Pulupa M, Salem C, Chen CHK and Quataert E
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 769, L22-L22.  
09-05-2013
Relevant PublicationParallel Electric Field Spectrum of Solar Wind Turbulence
Chen CHK and Mozer FS
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 768, L10-L10.  
16-04-2013
Relevant PublicationAlignment and Scaling of Large-Scale Fluctuations in the Solar Wind
Wicks RT, Mallet A, Horbury TS, CHEN CHK, Schekochihin AA and Mitchell JJ
Physical Review Letters vol. 110, 025003-025003.  
11-01-2013

2012

Relevant PublicationThree-Dimensional Structure of Solar Wind Turbulence
Chen CHK, Mallet A, Schekochihin AA, Horbury TS, Wicks RT and Bale SD
Astrophysical Journal vol. 758, 120-120.  
08-10-2012
Relevant PublicationUsing Synthetic Spacecraft Data to Interpret Compressible Fluctuations in Solar Wind Turbulence
Klein KG, Howes GG, TenBarge JM, Bale SD, CHEN CHK and Salem CS
Astrophysical Journal vol. 755, 159-159.  
06-08-2012
Relevant PublicationDensity Fluctuation Spectrum of Solar Wind Turbulence between Ion and Electron Scales
Chen CHK, Salem CS, Bonnell JW, Mozer FS and Bale SD
Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society vol. 109, 035001-035001.  
16-07-2012
Relevant PublicationThe Slow-mode Nature of Compressible Wave Power in Solar Wind Turbulence
Howes GG, Bale SD, Klein KG, CHEN CHK, Salem CS and TenBarge JM
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 753, L19-L19.  
15-06-2012
Relevant PublicationIdentification of Kinetic Alfvén Wave Turbulence in the Solar Wind
Salem CS, Howes GG, Sundkvist D, Bale SD, Chaston CC, CHEN CHK and Mozer FS
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 745, L9-L9.  
03-01-2012

2011

Relevant PublicationAnisotropy in Space Plasma Turbulence: Solar Wind Observations
Horbury TS, Wicks RT and Chen CHK
Space Science Reviews vol. 172, 325-342.  
24-09-2011
Relevant PublicationAnisotropy of Alfvénic Turbulence in the Solar Wind and Numerical Simulations
Chen CHK, Mallet A, Yousef TA, Schekochihin AA and Horbury TS
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 415, 3219-3226.  
18-08-2011
Relevant PublicationFrame Dependence of the Electric Field Spectrum of Solar Wind Turbulence
Chen CHK, Bale SD, Salem CS and Mozer FS
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 737, L41-L41.  
04-08-2011
Relevant PublicationAnisotropy of Imbalanced Alfvénic Turbulence in Fast Solar Wind
Wicks RT, Horbury TS, Chen CHK and Schekochihin AA
Physical Review Letters vol. 106, 045001-045001.  
24-01-2011

2010

Relevant PublicationPower and Spectral Index Anisotropy of the Entire Inertial Range of Turbulence in the Fast Solar Wind
Wicks RT, Horbury TS, Chen CHK and Schekochihin AA
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society: Letters vol. 407, L31-L31.  
01-09-2010
Relevant PublicationAnisotropy of Solar Wind Turbulence between Ion and Electron Scales
Chen CHK, Horbury TS, Schekochihin AA, Wicks RT, Alexandrova O and Mitchell J
Physical Review Letters vol. 104, 255002-255002.  
25-06-2010
Relevant PublicationInterpreting Power Anisotropy Measurements in Plasma Turbulence
Chen CHK, Wicks RT, Horbury TS and Schekochihin AA
Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 711, L83-L83.  
19-02-2010

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics
solid heart iconHeliospheric and Planetary Research 2023-2026
David Burgess, Christopher Chen and Craig Agnor
£868,380 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-04-2023 - 31-03-2027
solid heart iconExploring New Regions of Space: Fundamentals and Impacts of Astrophysical Plasma Turbulence - FLF
Christopher Chen
£1,413,239 MRC Medical Research Council
01-08-2022 - 31-07-2026


solid heart iconTravel Grant Proposal
Christopher Chen
£1,000 RAS Royal Astronomical Society
01-06-2021 - 31-05-2022
solid heart iconHeliospheric and Planetary Research 2020 - 2023
David Burgess, Craig Agnor, Carl Murray and Christopher Chen
£626,070 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-04-2020 - 31-03-2024
solid heart iconInvestigating Astrophysical Plasma Turbulence in the Laboratory
Christopher Chen and David Burgess
£3,000 Royal Society
01-11-2017 - 08-07-2018
solid heart iconErnest Rutherford Fellowship - Grant Transfer
Christopher Chen
£409,248 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-10-2017 - 30-09-2021