DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10257747
title: Parker Solar Probe Reconnection Exhaust Data Set for Close Encounters 4-11

description: The data set contained in the ascii text files consist of the current sheet (CS) time intervals and the associated parameters of identified magnetic reconnection exhausts across CSs recorded by the Parker Solar Probe within R<0.26 AU from the Sun for close encounters 4-11. A detailed description is available in a manuscript submitted to The Astrophysical Journal by Eriksson et al. [2024] entitled "Parker Solar Probe Observations of Magnetic Reconnection Exhausts in Quiescent Plasmas Near the Sun".
The ascii data file zenodo_psp_ce_lmn_cs_output_sorted_tctr.txt contains a center time of the optimized Walen relation (tc, column 1) and columns 2-3 show the CS start (CS1) and end (CS2) times. This is followed by the time duration dtcs in seconds (column 4) and whether a SPAN-I instrument survey (s=sf00) or burst (a=af00) data product exist (column 5). The RTN components of the adjacent  time averaged magnetic field before (B1_R, B1_T, B1_N) and after (B2_R, B2_T, B2_N) the CS then follows in columns 6-11 and a corresponding magnetic field rotation angle (Bshear1) at the CS (column 12). The CP dL, dM, dN columns 13-15 list the distances covered along the hybrid-LMN coordinate system based in a Cross-Product normal to the CS in terms of the average ion inertial length diavg (column 16), which is based on a non-corrected proton density (Np1+Np2)/2=Npavg (columns 17-19). The subsequent columns 20-28 are the adjacent VL,VM,VN on the two sides of the CS from the MVAB LMN system as well as their averages (VL1+VL2)=VLavg, (VM1+VM2)/2=VMavg and (VN1+VN2)/2=VNavg. This is followed (columns 29-37) by the corresponding VL,VM,VN and averages in the hybrid-LMN system using the cross-product (CP) normal. The adjacent average total magnetic field Btot1 and Btot2 (columns 38-39) and the LMN components of the magnetic field in the MVAB system [BL1, BL2], [BM1, BM2], [BN1, BN2] in columns 40-45 are followed by the corresponding magnetic fields in the CP hybrid-LMN system (columns 46-51). The ratio of the intermediate to minimum eigenvalue ratio is included (column 52) followed by the unit vectors of the MVAB system L=[L_R, L_T, L_N], M=[M_R, M_T, M_N], and N=[N_R, N_T, N_N] in columns 53-61. The times adjacent to the CS used to obtain this set of MVAB eigenvectors is found in columns 62-63 (MVAB UT1 and MVAB UT2). The magnetic fields (B1 and B2) used to obtain the local hybrid-LMN system relative these MVAB times relatively farther from the CS are associated with a rotation angle (Bshear2) in column 64. The local hybrid-LMN system from the CP normal is then listed in columns 65-73  LCP=[L_R, L_T, L_N], MCP=[M_R, M_T, M_N], NCP=[N_R, N_T, N_N]. The angle (degrees) between the MVAB N and NCP is listed in column 74 (Nmv*Ncp) followed by the last two columns 75-76 that contain the time interval (s) relative CS1 and CS2 to obtain average plasma data (dext) and magentic field data (bext).
A letter "m" right before column 1 flags the five events in this list of 236 events when the magnetic field did not change sign across the assumed CS. A letter "d" marks the 10 events associated with two opposite (double) exhausts.
The ascii data file zenodo_psp_ce_lmn_cs_output_sorted_qtn.txt contains the same current sheet (CS) start (CS1) and end (CS2) times (columns 1-2). This file also lists the adjacent average proton (non-corrected) density in columns 3-4 as in the first (tctr) file which is followed by the average proton temperatures (Tp1 and Tp2 in columns 5-6), solar wind speed (Vtot1 and Vtot2 in columns 7-8) and the hybrid system L-components of the velocity (VL1 and VL2 in columns 9-10). Columns 11-16 contain the minimum and maximum values within each CS of the non-correct proton density, proton temperature and VL component. Column 17 lists the daily median density ratio from the electron density (Ne) and the non-corrected proton density (Np) where Ne is obtained through quasi-thermal noise spectroscopy by Kruparova et al. (2023). Column 18 lists the average of this daily ratio. Column 19 lists a value fc. A value larger than 1.0 indicates that a CS event time period is corrected to a local Ne value using Npfc=(Ne/Np)*Np*fc, where Np is a non-corrected proton density, Ne/Np is the median of the daily Ne/Np ratio.
The ascii data file zenodo_psp_ce_lmn_cs_output_sorted_positions.txt contains the Parker Solar Probe median of its radial position within each CS1-CS2 time period in both solar radius and astronomical unit.
The PDF figures psp_ceXX_apj_plots_qtn_final.pdf for XX=04,05,06,07,08,09,10 and 11 contain all CS events with a reconnection exhaust for each close encounter 04-11 on the basis of the agreement with a Walen prediction. Each plot shows the pitch-angle distribution (0-180 degrees) of the supra-thermal energy flux, proton temperature (MK), proton density (black) corrected to a daily median ratio Ne/Np as Npcorr=(Ne/Np)*Np, where Ne (red dots) is obtained from a QTN analysis by Kruparova et al. (2023), L-components of the magnetic field and proton velocity with a red trace showing a Walen prediction to this VL across the CS, the M and N components of the magnetic field with BM shifted by its time-period average, and the M and N components of the proton velocity with VM shifted by its time-period average. The LMN unit vectors of the employed hybrid LMN system are shown below each plot for reference.
Finally, the eight ~11-day overview plots for each close encounter 4-11 marks the center times (tc) of each confirmed exhaust interval in this study of 231 events (red vertical dotted line) with the five marginal events marked as a black vertical dotted line. The panels from the top show the pitch-angle distribution (0-180 degrees) of the supra-thermal energy flux, proton temperature (MK), magnetic field strength, R-components of B and V, N-components of B and V, and the radial postion of Parker Solar Probe in terms of the solar radius. Here, R and N are two of the three RTN system components of B and V.