Anisotropic Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence Driven by Parametric Decay Instability: The Onset of Phase Mixing and Alfvén Wave Turbulence

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>We conduct a 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation of the parametric decay instability of Alfvén waves and resultant compressible MHD turbulence, which is likely to develop in the solar wind acceleration region. Because of the presence of the mean magnetic field, the nonlinear stage is characterized by filament-like structuring and anisotropic cascading. By calculating the timescales of phase mixing and the evolution of Alfvén wave turbulence, we have found that the early nonlinear stage is dominated by phase mixing, while the later phase is dominated by imbalanced Alfvén wave turbulence. Our results indicate that the regions in the solar atmosphere with large density fluctuation, such as the coronal bottom and wind acceleration region, are heated by phase-mixed Alfvén waves, while the other regions are heated by Alfvén wave turbulence.</jats:p>

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