Refereed Articles

2025

• Yogesh, Ofman, L., Klein, K. G., Niranjana, Martinović, M., Howes, G. G., et al. (2026). Solar Wind Heating near the Sun: A Radial Evolution Approach. The Astrophysical Journal, 999(2), 225, IOP. 

• S. T. Badman, M. L. Stevens, S. D. Bale, Y. J. Rivera, K. G. Klein, T. Niembro, R. Chhiber, A. Rahmati, P. L. Whittlesey, R. Livi, et al. Multispacecraft Measurements of the Evolving Geometry of the Solar Alfvén Surface over Half a Solar Cycle. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 995(2):L37, 2025.

• L. Ahmed, M. L. Stevens, K. Paulson, A. W. Case, and S. T. Badman. Bayesian and Deterministic Neural Network Approaches to Faraday Cup Calibration and Plasma Parameter Estimation. The Astrophysical Journal, 995(2):141, 2025.

• R. Bandyopadhyay, J. Ward, D. J. McComas, N. A. Schwadron, S. Badman, K. Paulson, and M. Stevens. Asymmetric Tangential Velocity inside Switchbacks: Implication for Switchback Origin. The Astrophysical Journal, 991(1):41, 2025.

• Yogesh, L. Ofman, S. A. Boardsen, K. Klein, M. Martinović, V. M. Sadykov, J. L. Verniero, Niranjana, L. K. Jian, P. Mostafavi, et al. Evidence of Interaction between Ion-scale Waves and Ion Velocity Distributions in the Solar Wind. The Astrophysical Journal, 986(2):119, 2025.

2024

• Y. J. Rivera, S. T. Badman, M. L. Stevens, J. L. Verniero, J. E. Stawarz, C. Shi, J. M. Raines, K. W. Paulson, C. J. Owen, T. Niembro, et al. In situ observations of large-amplitude Alfvén waves heating and accelerating the solar wind. Science, 385(6712):962–966, 2024.

• Y. J. Rivera, S. T. Badman, M. L. Stevens, J. M. Raines, C. J. Owen, K. Paulson, T. Niembro, S. A. Livi, S. T. Lepri, E. Landi, et al. Mixed Source Region Signatures inside Magnetic Switchback Patches Inferred by Heavy Ion Diagnostics. The Astrophysical Journal, 974(2):198, 2024.

• T. Ervin, S. D. Bale, S. T. Badman, T. A. Bowen, P. Riley, K. Paulson, Y. J. Rivera, O. Romeo, N. Sioulas, D. Larson, et al. Near Subsonic Solar Wind Outflow from an Active Region. The Astrophysical Journal, 972(1):129, 2024.

• M. Johnson, Y. J. Rivera, T. Niembro, K. Paulson, S. T. Badman, M. L. Stevens, I. Dieguez, A. Case, S. D. Bale, and J. Kasper. Helium Abundance Periods Observed by the Solar Probe Cup on Parker Solar Probe: Encounters 1─14. The Astrophysical Journal, 964(1):81, 2024.

2023

• O. M. Romeo, C. R. Braga, S. T. Badman, D. E. Larson, M. L. Stevens, J. Huang, T. Phan, A. Rahmati, R. Livi, S. T. Alnussirat, et al. Near-Sun In Situ and Remote-sensing Observations of a Coronal Mass Ejection and its Effect on the Heliospheric Current Sheet. The Astrophysical Journal, 954(2):168, 2023.

• J. Huang, J. C. Kasper, D. E. Larson, M. D. McManus, P. Whittlesey, R. Livi, A. Rahmati, O. Romeo, M. Liu, L. K. Jian, et al. The Temperature, Electron, and Pressure Characteristics of Switchbacks: Parker Solar Probe Observations. The Astrophysical Journal, 954(2):133, 2023.

• J. Huang, J. C. Kasper, L. A. Fisk, D. E. Larson, M. D. McManus, C. H. K. Chen, M. M. Martinović, K. G. Klein, L. Thomas, M. Liu, et al. The Structure and Origin of Switchbacks: Parker Solar Probe Observations. The Astrophysical Journal, 952(1):33, 2023.

• Z. Huang, N. Sioulas, C. Shi, M. Velli, T. Bowen, N. Davis, B. D. G. Chandran, L. Matteini, N. Kang, X. Shi, et al. New Observations of Solar Wind 1/f Turbulence Spectrum from Parker Solar Probe. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 950(1):L8, 2023.

• E. Johnson, B. A. Maruca, M. McManus, K. G. Klein, E. R. Lichko, J. Verniero, K. W. Paulson, H. DeWeese, I. Dieguez, R. A. Qudsi, et al. Anterograde Collisional Analysis of Solar Wind Ions. The Astrophysical Journal, 950(1):51, 2023.

• J. Huang, J. C. Kasper, D. E. Larson, M. D. McManus, P. Whittlesey, R. Livi, A. Rahmati, O. Romeo, K. G. Klein, W. Sun, et al. Parker Solar Probe Observations of High Plasma Beta Solar Wind from the Streamer Belt. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 265(2):47, 2023.

2022

• • • J. L. Verniero, B. D. G. Chandran, D. E. Larson, K. Paulson, B. L. Alterman, S. Badman, S. D. Bale, J. W. Bonnell, T. A. Bowen, T. Dudok de Wit, et al. Strong Perpendicular Velocity-space Diffusion in Proton Beams Observed by Parker Solar Probe. The Astrophysical Journal, 924(2):112, 2022.

    • N. Karna, M. A. Berger, M. Asgari-Targhi, K. Paulson, and K. Fujiki. A Study of an Equatorial Coronal Hole Observed at the First Parker Solar Probe Perihelion. The Astrophysical Journal, 925(1):62, 2022.

2021

• D. Vech, M. L. Stevens, K. W. Paulson, D. M. Malaspina, A. W. Case, K. G. Klein, and J. C. Kasper. A powerful machine learning technique to extract proton core, beam, and alpha-particle parameters from velocity distribution functions in space plasmas. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 650:A198, 2021.

• • D. Vech, M. Martinovi ́c, K. G. Klein, D. M. Malaspina, T. A. Bowen, J. L. Verniero, K. Paulson, T. D. De Wit, J. C. Kasper, J. Huang, et al.  Wave-particle energy transfer directly observed in an ion cyclotron wave. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 650:A10, 2021. 

  • R. Allen, G. Ho, G. Mason, G. Li, L. Jian, S. Vines, N. Schwadron, C. Joyce, S. Bale, J. Bonnell, et al.  Radial evolution of a cir:  Observations from a nearly radially aligned event between Parker Solar Probe and STEREO-A. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(3):e2020GL091376, 2021.

2020

• B. J. Vasquez, C. W. Smith, K. W. Paulson, and C. Kletzing.  Flight calibration of the Van Allen Probe magnetometers. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 250(1):4, 2020.

• T. Phan, S. Bale, J. Eastwood, B. Lavraud, J. Drake, M. Oieroset, M. Shay, M. Pulupa, M. Stevens, R. MacDowall, et al. Parker solar probe in situ observations of magnetic reconnection exhausts during encounter 1. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 246(2):34, 2020.

• T. Nieves-Chinchilla, A. Szabo, K. E. Korreck, N. Alzate, L. A. Balmaceda, B. Lavraud, K. Paulson, A. A. Narock, S. Wallace, L. K. Jian, et al.  Analysis of the internal structure of the streamer blowout observed by the parker solar probe during the first solar encounter. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 246(2):63, 2020.

• K. E. Korreck, A. Szabo, T. N. Chinchilla, B. Lavraud, J. Luhmann, T. Niembro, A. Higginson, N. Alzate, S. Wallace, K. Paulson, et al. Source and propagation of a streamer blowout coronal mass ejection observed by the parker solar probe. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 246(2):69, 2020.

• J. Huang, J. C. Kasper, D. Vech, K. G. Klein, M. Stevens, M. M. Martinovi ́c, B. L. Alterman, T. ˇDurovcov ́a, K. Paulson, B. A. Maruca, et al. Proton Temperature Anisotropy Variations in Inner Heliosphere Estimated with the First Parker Solar Probe Observations. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 246(2):70, 2020.

• C. J. Farrugia, N. Lugaz, B. J. Vasquez, L. Wilson III, W. Yu, K. Paulson, R. Torbert, and F. T. Gratton.  A Study of a Magnetic Cloud Propagating Through Large-Amplitude Alfvén Waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 125(6):e2019JA027638, 2020.

• A. W. Case, J. C. Kasper, M. L. Stevens, K. E. Korreck, K. Paulson, P. Daigneau, D. Caldwell, M. Freeman, T. Henry, B. Klingensmith, et al.  The Solar Probe Cup on the Parker Solar Probe. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 246(2):43, 2020.

2019

• M. R. Lessard, K. Paulson, H. E. Spence, C. Weaver, M. J. Engebretson, R. Millan, L. Woodger, A. Halford, R. Horne, C. J. Rodger, et al.  Generation of EMIC Waves and Effects on Particle Precipitation During a Solar Wind Pressure Intensification with Bz > 0. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 124(6):4492–4508, 2019.

• S. Bingham, C. Mouikis, L. Kistler, K. Paulson, C. Farrugia, C. Huang, H. Spence, G. Reeves, and C. Kletzing.  The Storm Time Development of Source Electrons and Chorus Wave Activity During CME-and CIR-Driven Storms. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 124(8):6438–6452, 2019.

2018

• W. Yu, C. J. Farrugia, N. Lugaz, A. B. Galvin, C. Moestl, K. Paulson, and P. Vemareddy. The magnetic field geometry of small solar wind flux ropes inferred from their twist distribution. Solar Physics, 293(12):1–26 2018.

• I. Kacem, C. Jacquey, V. G ́enot, B. Lavraud, Y. Vernisse, A. Marchaudon, O. Le Contel, H. Breuillard, T. Phan, H. Hasegawa, et al.  Magnetic reconnection at a thin current sheet separating two interlaced flux tubes at the earth’s magnetopause. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123(3):1779–1793, 2018.

• C. J. Farrugia, I. J. Cohen, B. J. Vasquez, N. Lugaz, L. Alm, R. B. Torbert, M. R. Argall, K. Paulson, B. Lavraud, D. J. Gershman, et al. Effects in the near-magnetopause magnetosheath elicited by large-amplitude alfvénic fluctuations terminating in a field and flow discontinuity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123(11):8983–9004, 2018.

• S. Bingham, C. Mouikis, L. Kistler, A. Boyd, K. Paulson, C. Farrugia, C. Huang, H. Spence, S. Claudepierre, and C. Kletzing. The Outer Radiation Belt Response to the Storm Time Development of Seed Electrons and Chorus Wave Activity During CME and CIR Driven Storms. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123(12):10–139, 2018.

• M. Argall, K. Paulson, L. Alm, A. Rager, J. Dorelli, J. Shuster, S. Wang, R. Torbert, H. Vaith, I. Dors, et al. Electron dynamics within the electron diffusion region of asymmetric reconnection. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123(1):146–162, 2018.

• L. Alm, C. Farrugia, K. Paulson, M. Argall, R. Torbert, J. Burch, R. Ergun, C. Russell, R. Strangeway, Y. V. Khotyaintsev, et al. Differing properties of two ion-scale magnetopause flux ropes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123(1):114–131, 2018.

• N. Ahmadi, F. D. Wilder, R. Ergun, M. Argall, M. Usanova, H. Breuillard, D. Malaspina, K. Paulson, K. Germaschewski, S. Eriksson, et al. Generation of electron whistler waves at the mirror mode magnetic holes: Mms observations and pic simulation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123(8):6383–6393, 2018.

2017

• K. Paulson, C. Smith, M. Lessard, R. Torbert, C. Kletzing, and J. Wygant.  In situ statistical observations of pc1 pearl pulsations and unstructured emic waves by the van allen probes. Journal of GeophysicalResearch: Space Physics, 122(1):105–119, 2017.

• C. J. Farrugia, N. Lugaz, L. Alm, B. Vasquez, M. R. Argall, H. Kucharek, H. Matsui, R. B. Torbert, B. Lavraud, O. Le Contel, et al.  Mms observations of reconnection at dayside magnetopause crossings during transitions of the solar wind to sub-alfv ́enic flow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 122(10):9934–9951, 2017.

• L. Blum, J. Bonnell, O. Agapitov, K. Paulson, and C. Kletzing.  Emic wave scale size in the inner magnetosphere:  Observations from the dual van allen probes. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(3):1227–1233, 2017.

2016

• H. Matsui, K. Paulson, R. Torbert, H. Spence, C. Kletzing, W. Kurth, R. M. Skoug, B. A. Larsen, and A. Breneman.  Nonlinearity in chorus waves during a geomagnetic storm on 1 november 2012. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121(1):358–373, 2016.

• H. Matsui, P. J. Erickson, J. C. Foster, R. B. Torbert, M. R. Argall, B. J. Anderson, J. B. Blake, I. J. Cohen, R. Ergun, C. J. Farrugia, et al.  Dipolarization in the inner magnetosphere during a geomagnetic storm on 7 october 2015. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(18):9397–9405, 2016.

• C. J. Farrugia, B. Lavraud, R. B. Torbert, M. Argall, I. Kacem, W. Yu, L. Alm, J. Burch, C. T. Russell, J. Shuster, et al.  Magnetospheric multiscale mission observations and non-force free modeling of a flux transfer event immersed in a super-alfv ́enic flow. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(12):6070–6077, 2016.

• P. J. Erickson, H. Matsui, J. C. Foster, R. B. Torbert, R. Ergun, Y. V. Khotyaintsev, P.-A. Lindqvist, M. R. Argall, C. J. Farrugia, K. W. Paulson, et al.  Multipoint mms observations of fine-scale saps structure in the inner magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(14):7294–7300, 2016.

2015

• N. Lugaz, C. Farrugia, C. Smith, and K. Paulson.  Shocks inside cmes:  A survey of properties from 1997 to 2006. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120(4):2409–2427, 2015.

2014

• K. Paulson, C. Smith, M. Lessard, M. Engebretson, R. Torbert, and C. Kletzing.  In situ observations of pc1 pearl pulsations by the van allen probes. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(6):1823–1829, 2014.

2012

• K. W. Paulson, D. K. Taylor, C. W. Smith, B. J. Vasquez, and Q. Hu. Advance warning of high-speed ejecta based on real-time shock analyses:  When fast-moving ejecta appear to be overtaking slow-moving shocks. Space Weather, 10(12), 2012

Dissertation

• K. Paulson. "In situ observations of pearl pulsations and development of a low-noise fluxgate magnetometer" (2018). Doctoral Dissertations. 2427.