This three-year, $435,681 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports research into mini-filament eruptions and their relationship to small-scale magnetic flux ropes in the solar wind. The New Jersey Institute of Technology will investigate the kinematic, thermal, and magnetic properties of mini-filaments and any connections between their eruptions and detected small-scale flux ropes in the solar wind. Researchers will analyze high-resolution data from the Goode Solar Telescope and Parker Solar Probe, addressing questions about mini-filament dynamics, associated photospheric magnetic field evolution, statistical distributions in different solar regions, and potential links to small-scale structures in the solar wind. Two early-career researchers and students will participate through research and mentoring activities. Findings aim to further understanding of solar wind transient formation and plasma properties of small-scale structures.
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