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 PublicationOpie S, Verscharen D, Chen CHK, Owen CJ, Isenberg PA, Sorriso-Valvo L, Franci L and Matteini L (2024). Temperature anisotropy instabilities driven by intermittent velocity shears in the solar wind. Journal of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press (CUP) vol. 90 (6) 
12-11-2024
Relevant PublicationLarosa A, Chen CHK, McIntyre JR, Jagarlamudi VK and Sorriso-Valvo L (2024). Evolution of the magnetic field rotation distributions in the inner heliosphere. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 686, a238-a238.  
14-06-2024
Relevant PublicationCoburn 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 (2024). The Regulation of the Solar Wind Electron Heat Flux by Wave–Particle Interactions. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 964 (1) 
01-03-2024
Relevant PublicationTrotta 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. (2024). Properties of an Interplanetary Shock Observed at 0.07 and 0.7 au by Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 962 (2), 147-147.  
01-02-2024
Relevant PublicationBowen TA, Bale SD, Chandran BDG, Chasapis A, Chen CHK, Dudok de Wit T, Mallet A, Meyrand R and Squire J (2024). Mediation of collisionless turbulent dissipation through cyclotron resonance. Nature Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 8 (4), 482-490.  
01-01-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationMallet A, Dorfman S, Abler M, Bowen TA and Chen CHK (2023). Nonlinear dynamics of small-scale Alfvén waves. Physics of Plasmas, AIP Publishing vol. 30 (11) 
01-11-2023
Relevant PublicationMcIntyre JR, Chen CHK and Larosa A (2023). Properties Underlying the Variation of the Magnetic Field Spectral Index in the Inner Solar Wind. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 957 (2) 
01-11-2023
Relevant PublicationGood SW, Rantala OK, Jylhä A-SM, Chen CHK, Möstl C and Kilpua EKJ (2023). Turbulence Properties of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections in the Inner Heliosphere: Dependence on Proton Beta and Flux Rope Structure. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, American Astronomical Society vol. 956 (1) 
01-10-2023
Relevant PublicationHuang 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. (2023). The Structure and Origin of Switchbacks: Parker Solar Probe Observations. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 952 (1) 
01-07-2023
Relevant PublicationDavis N, Chandran BDG, Bowen TA, Badman ST, de Wit TD, Chen CHK, Bale SD, Huang Z, Sioulas N and Velli M (2023). The Evolution of the 1/f Range within a Single Fast-solar-wind Stream between 17.4 and 45.7 Solar Radii. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 950 (2) 
01-06-2023
Relevant PublicationOpie S, Verscharen D, Chen CHK, Owen CJ and Isenberg PA (2023). The effect of variations in the magnetic field direction from turbulence on kinetic-scale instabilities. Astronomy & Astrophysics, EDP Sciences vol. 672 
31-03-2023
Relevant PublicationHuang 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. (2023). Parker Solar Probe Observations of High Plasma β Solar Wind from the Streamer Belt. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, American Astronomical Society vol. 265 (2) 
29-03-2023
Relevant PublicationRaouafi 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. (2023). Parker Solar Probe: Four Years of Discoveries at Solar Cycle Minimum. Space Science Reviews, Springer Nature vol. 219 (1) 
01-02-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationOpie S, Verscharen D, Chen CHK, Owen CJ and Isenberg PA (2022). Conditions for Proton Temperature Anisotropy to Drive Instabilities in the Solar Wind. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 941 (2) 
01-12-2022
Relevant PublicationCoburn JT, Chen CHK and Squire J (2022). A measurement of the effective mean free path of solar wind protons. Journal of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press (CUP) vol. 88 (5) 
19-09-2022
Relevant PublicationHowes 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 (2022). Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Particle Energization in Space Plasmas Using On-Board Wave-Particle Correlator Instrumentation. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Frontiers vol. 9 
29-06-2022
Relevant PublicationChen C (2022). A new way for turbulence to heat the corona. Nature Astronomy, Nature Research vol. 6, 637-638.  
20-06-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationKasper 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. (2021). Parker Solar Probe Enters the Magnetically Dominated Solar Corona. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 127 (25) 
14-12-2021
Relevant PublicationGiacalone 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 (2021). Energetic Particles Associated with a Coronal Mass Ejection Shock Interacting with a Convected Magnetic Structure. The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 921 (2), 102-102.  
05-11-2021
Relevant PublicationDuan D, He J, Bowen TA, Woodham LD, Wang T, Chen CHK, Mallet A and Bale SD (2021). Anisotropy of Solar Wind Turbulence in the Inner Heliosphere at Kinetic Scales: PSP Observations. Letters of the Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 915 
30-06-2021
Relevant PublicationVerscharen 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. (2021). A Case for Electron-Astrophysics. Experimental Astronomy 
11-06-2021
Relevant PublicationPerez JC, Bourouaine S, Chen C and Raouafi NE (2021). Applicability of Taylor’s Hypothesis During Parker Solar Probe Perihelia. Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 650, A22-A22.  
02-06-2021
Relevant PublicationChen C, Chandran BDG, Woodham LD, Jones-Mecholsky SI, Perez JC, Bourouaine S, Bowen TA, Klein KG, Moncuquet M, Kasper JC and Bale SD (2021). The Near-Sun Streamer Belt Solar Wind: Turbulence and Solar Wind Acceleration. Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal vol. 650, L3-L3.  
02-06-2021
Relevant PublicationMartinovic MM, Klein KG, Huang J, Chandran BDG, Kasper JC, Lichko E, Bowen T, Chen C, Matteini L, Stevens M, Case AW and Bale SD (2021). Multiscale Solar Wind Turbulence Properties inside and near Switchbacks measured by Parker Solar Probe. The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics 
30-04-2021
Relevant PublicationWilson 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 (2021). A Quarter Century of Wind Spacecraft Discoveries. Reviews of Geophysics 
17-03-2021

2020

Relevant PublicationBowen 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. (2020). Kinetic‐Scale Turbulence in the Venusian Magnetosheath. Geophysical Research Letters 
08-12-2020
Relevant PublicationBourouaine S, Perez JC, Klein KG, Chen CHK, Martinović M, Bale SD, Kasper JC and Raouafi NE (2020). Turbulence Characteristics of Switchback and Nonswitchback Intervals Observed by Parker Solar Probe. Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 904, L30-L30.  
02-12-2020
Relevant PublicationZouganelis 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. (2020). The Solar Orbiter Science Activity Plan. Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 642, A3-A3.  
30-09-2020
Relevant PublicationBowen 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. (2020). Constraining Ion-Scale Heating and Spectral Energy Transfer in Inner-Heliophere Observations of Plasma Turbulence. Physical Review Letters vol. 125, 025102-025102.  
06-07-2020
Relevant PublicationMcManus 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 (2020). Cross Helicity Reversals in Magnetic Switchbacks. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, IOP Publishing vol. 246, 67-67.  
06-02-2020
Relevant PublicationBowen 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. (2020). Ion-scale Electromagnetic Waves in the Inner Heliosphere. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, IOP Publishing vol. 246, 66-66.  
06-02-2020
Relevant PublicationChen 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. (2020). The Evolution and Role of Solar Wind Turbulence in the Inner Heliosphere. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement vol. 246, 53-53.  
03-02-2020
Relevant PublicationVech 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 (2020). Kinetic-scale Spectral Features of Cross Helicity and Residual Energy in the Inner Heliosphere. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, American Astronomical Society vol. 246, 52-52.  
03-02-2020
Relevant PublicationDudok 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 (2020). Switchbacks in the Near-Sun Magnetic Field: Long Memory and Impact on the Turbulence Cascade. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, American Astronomical Society vol. 246, 39-39.  
03-02-2020
Relevant PublicationDuan 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. (2020). The Radial Dependence of Proton-scale Magnetic Spectral Break in Slow Solar Wind during PSP Encounter 2. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, IOP Publishing vol. 246, 55-55.  
03-02-2020
Relevant PublicationMartinovic 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. (2020). The Enhancement of Proton Stochastic Heating in the Near-Sun Solar Wind. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, IOP Publishing vol. 246, 30-30.  
03-02-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationBale 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. (2019). Highly Structured Slow Solar Wind Emerging from an Equatorial Coronal Hole. Nature, Nature Research vol. 576, 237-237.  
04-12-2019
Relevant PublicationGroselj D, Chen CHK, Mallet A, Samtaney R, Schneider K and Jenko F (2019). Kinetic Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas: Waves and/or Structures? Physical Review X vol. 9, 031037-031037.  
29-08-2019
Relevant PublicationSorriso-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 (2019). Sign Singularity of the Local Energy Transfer in Space Plasma Turbulence. Frontiers in Physics vol. 7, 108-108.  
20-08-2019
Relevant PublicationChen CHK, Klein KG and Howes GG (2019). Evidence for Electron Landau Damping in Space Plasma Turbulence. Nature Communications vol. 10, 740-740.  
14-02-2019
Relevant PublicationWu W, Verscharen D, Wicks RT, CHEN C, He J and Nicolaou G (2019). The Fluid-Like and Kinetic Behavior of Kinetic Alfven Turbulence in Space Plasma. Astrophysical Journal vol. 870, 106-106.  
10-01-2019
Relevant PublicationRoythershteyn V, Boldyrev S, Delzanno GL, CHEN CHK, Groselj D and Loureiro N (2019). Numerical Study of Inertial Kinetic-Alfvén Turbulence. Astrophysical Journal vol. 870, 103-103.  
10-01-2019
Relevant PublicationSafrankova J, Nemecek Z, Nemec F, Verscharen D, CHEN CHK, Durovcova T and Riazantseva MO (2019). Scale-Dependent Polarization of Solar Wind Velocity Fluctuations at the Inertial and Kinetic Scales. Astrophysical Journal vol. 870, 40-40.  
01-01-2019
Relevant PublicationMatteini L, Stansby D, Horbury TS and Chen CHK (2019). The rotation angle distribution underlying magnetic field fluctuations in the 1/f range of solar wind turbulent spectra. Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C vol. 42 (1) 
01-01-2019

2018

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

2017

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

2016

Relevant PublicationSorriso-Valvo L, Carbone F, Leonardis E, Chen CHK, Šafránková J and Němeček Z (2016). Multifractal Analysis of High Resolution Solar Wind Proton Density Measurements. Advances in Space Research vol. 59, 1642-1651.  
27-12-2016
Relevant PublicationMatteini L, Alexandrova O, Chen CHK and Lacombe C (2016). Electric and Magnetic Spectra from MHD to Electron Scales in the Magnetosheath. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society vol. 466, 945-945.  
09-12-2016
Relevant PublicationChen CHK (2016). Recent Progress in Astrophysical Plasma Turbulence from Solar Wind Observations. Journal of Plasma Physics vol. 82, 535820602-535820602.  
01-12-2016
Relevant PublicationVech D and Chen CHK (2016). Testing the Effects of Expansion on Solar Wind Turbulence. Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 832, L16-L16.  
16-11-2016
Relevant PublicationYates 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 (2016). Saturn's Quasiperiodic Magnetohydrodynamic Waves. Geophysical Research Letters vol. 43, 11102-11102.  
15-10-2016
Relevant PublicationVaivads 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. (2016). Turbulence Heating Observer - Satellite Mission Proposal. Journal of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press (CUP) vol. 82, 905820501-905820501.  
22-09-2016
Relevant PublicationStansby D, Horbury TS, Chen CHK and Matteini L (2016). Experimental Determination of Whistler Wave Dispersion Relation in the Solar Wind. Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 829, L16-L16.  
20-09-2016
Relevant PublicationŠafránková J, Nemecek Z, Nemec F, Prech L, Chen CHK and Zastenker GN (2016). Power Spectral Density of Fluctuations of Bulk and Thermal Speeds in the Solar Wind. Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 825, 121-121.  
10-07-2016
Relevant PublicationChen CHK, Matteini L, Schekochihin AA, Stevens ML, Salem CS, Maruca BA, Kunz MW and Bale SD (2016). Multi-Species Measurements of the Firehose and Mirror Instability Thresholds in the Solar Wind. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, American Astronomical Society vol. 825, L26-L26.  
08-07-2016
Relevant PublicationMallet A, Schekochihin AA, Chandran BDG, Chen CHK, Horbury TS, Wicks RT and Greenan CC (2016). Measures of Three-Dimensional Anisotropy and Intermittency in Strong Alfvénic Turbulence. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society vol. 459, 2130-2130.  
07-04-2016
Relevant PublicationBale 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. (2016). The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus: Measuring the Coronal Plasma and Magnetic Field, Plasma Waves and Turbulence, and Radio Signatures of Solar Transients. Space Science Reviews vol. 204, 49-49.  
31-03-2016
Relevant PublicationPitna A, Šafránková J, Nemecek Z, Goncharov O, Němec F, Přech L, Chen CHK and Zastenker GN (2016). Density Fluctuations Upstream and Downstream of Interplanetary Shocks. Astrophysical Journal vol. 819, 41-41.  
25-02-2016
Relevant PublicationZhdankin V, Boldyrev S and Chen CHK (2016). Intermittency of Energy Dissipation in Alfvénic Turbulence. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters vol. 457, L69-L69.  
14-01-2016
Relevant PublicationYan L, He J, Zhang L, Tu C, Marsch E, Chen CHK, Wang X, Wang L and Wicks RT (2016). Spectral Anisotropy of Elsässer Variables in Two-Dimensional Wave-Vector Space as Observed in the Fast Solar Wind Turbulence. Astrophysical Journal Letters vol. 816, L24-L24.  
10-01-2016

2015

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

2014

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

2013

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

2012

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

2011

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

2010

Relevant PublicationWicks RT, Horbury TS, Chen CHK and Schekochihin AA (2010). Power and Spectral Index Anisotropy of the Entire Inertial Range of Turbulence in the Fast Solar Wind. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters vol. 407, L31-L31.  
01-09-2010
Relevant PublicationChen CHK, Horbury TS, Schekochihin AA, Wicks RT, Alexandrova O and Mitchell J (2010). Anisotropy of Solar Wind Turbulence between Ion and Electron Scales. Physical Review Letters vol. 104, 255002-255002.  
25-06-2010
Relevant PublicationChen CHK, Wicks RT, Horbury TS and Schekochihin AA (2010). Interpreting Power Anisotropy Measurements in Plasma Turbulence. 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)