Staff profile

• Numerical simulations of solar eruptions.
• 3D reconnection and topology change.

Journal Article

• Pellegrin-Frachon, T., Masson, S., Pariat, E., Wyper, P., & DeVore, C. (2023). Interchange reconnection dynamics in a solar coronal pseudo-streamer. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 675, Article A55. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202245611
• Kumar, P., T. Karpen, J., Antiochos, S. K., DeVore, C. R., Wyper, P. F., & Cho, K. (2023). Plasmoids, Flows, and Jets during Magnetic Reconnection in a Failed Solar Eruption. Astrophysical Journal, 943(2), Article 156. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acaea4
• Pariat, E., Wyper, P., & Linan, L. (2023). Comparison of magnetic energy and helicity in coronal jet simulations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 669, Article A33. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202245142
• Wyper, P. F., DeVore, C., Antiochos, S., Pontin, D., Higginson, A. K., Scott, R., …Pelegrin-Frachon, T. (2022). The Imprint of Intermittent Interchange Reconnection on the Solar Wind. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 941(2), Article L29. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aca8ae
• Aslanyan, V., Pontin, D., Higginson, A., Wyper, P., Scott, R., & Antiochos, S. (2022). The Dynamic Coupling of Streamers and Pseudostreamers to the Heliosphere. Astrophysical Journal, 929(2), Article 185. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac5d5b
• Aslanyan, V., Pontin, D., Scott, R., Higginson, A., Wyper, P., & Antiochos, S. (2022). The Dynamic Structure of Coronal Hole Boundaries. Astrophysical Journal, 931(2), Article 96. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac69ed
• Prior, C., & Wyper, P. (2022). An exact threshold for separator bifurcation. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 116(4), 321-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2022.2085696
• Pallister, R., Wyper, P. F., Pontin, D. I., DeVore, C. R., & Chiti, F. (2021). Spatially Separated Electron and Proton Beams in a Simulated Solar Coronal Jet. Astrophysical Journal, 923(2), Article 163. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac2e6d
• Wyper, P., & Pontin, D. (2021). Is flare-ribbon fine structure related to tearing in the flare current sheet?. Astrophysical Journal, 920(2), Article 102. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac1943
• Scott, R. B., Pontin, D. I., Antiochos, S. K., DeVore, C. R., & Wyper, P. F. (2021). The Dynamic Formation of Pseudostreamers. Astrophysical Journal, 913(1), Article 64. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abec4f
• Wyper, P., Antiochos, S., DeVore, C., Lynch, B., Karpen, J., & Kumar, P. (2021). A Model for the Coupled Eruption of a Pseudostreamer and Helmet Streamer. Astrophysical Journal, 909(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abd9ca
• Aslanyan, V., Pontin, D., Wyper, P., Scott, R., Antiochos, S., & DeVore, C. (2021). Effects of Pseudostreamer Boundary Dynamics on Heliospheric Field and Wind. Astrophysical Journal, 909(1), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abd6e6
• Uritsky, V., DeForest, C., Karpen, J., DeVore, C., Kumar, P., Raouafi, N., & Wyper, P. (2021). Plumelets: Dynamic Filamentary Structures in Solar Coronal Plumes. Astrophysical Journal, 907(1), https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abd186
• Kumar, P., Karpen, J. T., Antiochos, S. K., Wyper, P. F., DeVore, C. R., & Lynch, B. J. (2021). From Pseudostreamer Jets to Coronal Mass Ejections: Observations of the Breakout Continuum. Astrophysical Journal, 907(1), https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abca8b
• Wyper, P. F., DeVore, C. R., & Antiochos, S. K. (2019). Numerical Simulation of Helical Jets at Active Region Peripheries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 490(3), 3679-3690. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2674
• Doyle, L., Wyper, P. F., Scullion, E., McLaughlin, J. A., Ramsay, G., & Doyle, J. G. (2019). Observations and 3D Magnetohydrodynamic Modeling of a Confined Helical Jet Launched by a Filament Eruption. Astrophysical Journal, 887(2), Article 246. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab5d39
• Kumar, P., Karpen, J. T., Antiochos, S. K., Wyper, P. F., & DeVore, C. R. (2019). First Detection of Plasmoids from Breakout Reconnection on the Sun. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 885(1), Article L15. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab45f9
• Scott, R. B., Pontin, D. I., & Wyper, P. F. (2019). Magnetic Structures at the Boundary of the Closed Corona: A Semi-automated Study of S-Web Morphology. Astrophysical Journal, 882(2), Article 125. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab364a
• Doyle, L., Ramsay, G., Doyle, J., Wyper, P., Scullion, E., Wu, K., & McLaughlin, J. (2019). Exploring Flaring Behaviour on Low Mass Stars, Solar-type Stars and the Sun. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 15(S354), 384-319. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921319009980
• Kumar, P., Karpen, J. T., Antiochos, S. K., Wyper, P. F., DeVore, C. R., & DeForest, C. E. (2019). Multiwavelength Study of Equatorial Coronal-hole Jets. Astrophysical Journal, 873(1), Article 93. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab04af
• Pallister, R., Pontin, D., & Wyper, P. (2019). Proton acceleration at tearing coronal null-point current sheets. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 622, Article A207. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834284
• Scott, R. B., Pontin, D. I., Yeates, A. R., Wyper, P. F., & Higginson, A. K. (2018). Magnetic Structures at the Boundary of the Closed Corona: Interpretation of S-Web Arcs. Astrophysical Journal, 869(1), Article 60. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaed2b
• Wyper, P., DeVore, C., Karpen, J., Antiochos, S., & Yeates, A. (2018). A Model for Coronal Hole Bright Points and Jets Due to Moving Magnetic Elements. Astrophysical Journal, 864(2), Article 165. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aad9f7
• Kumar, P., Karpen, J. T., Antiochos, S. K., Wyper, P. F., DeVore, C. R., & DeForest, C. E. (2018). Evidence for the Magnetic Breakout Model in an Equatorial Coronal-hole Jet. Astrophysical Journal, 854(2), Article 155. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaab4f
• Wyper, P., DeVore, C., & Antiochos, S. (2018). A Breakout Model for Solar Coronal Jets with Filaments. Astrophysical Journal, 852(2), Article 98. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa9ffc
• Knizhnik, K., Antiochos, S., DeVore, C., & Wyper, P. (2017). The Mechanism for the Energy Buildup Driving Solar Eruptive Events. Astrophysical Journal, 851(1), Article L17. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa9e0a
• Higginson, A., Antiochos, S., DeVore, C., Wyper, P., & Zurbuchen, T. (2017). Formation of Heliospheric Arcs of Slow Solar Wind. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 840(1), Article L10. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa6d72
• Wyper, P. F., Antiochos, S. K., & DeVore, C. R. (2017). A universal model for solar eruptions. Nature, 544(7651), 452-455. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22050
• Higginson, A., Antiochos, S., DeVore, C., Wyper, P., & Zurbuchen, T. (2017). Dynamics of Coronal Hole Boundaries. Astrophysical Journal, 837(2), Article 113. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/837/2/113
• Wyper, P., DeVore, C., Karpen, J., & Lynch, B. (2016). Three-Dimensional Simulations of Tearing and Intermittency in Coronal Jets. Astrophysical Journal, 827(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637x/827/1/4
• Wyper, P., & DeVore, C. (2016). Simulations of Solar Jets Confined by Coronal Loops. Astrophysical Journal, 820(1), Article 77. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637x/820/1/77
• Pontin, D., & Wyper, P. (2015). The Effect of Reconnection on the Structure of the Sun's Open-Closed Flux Boundary. Astrophysical Journal, 805(1), Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/805/1/39
• Wyper, P., & Hesse, M. (2015). Quantifying three dimensional reconnection in fragmented current layers. Physics of Plasmas, 22(4), Article 042117. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4918335
• Wyper, P., & Pontin, D. (2014). Dynamic topology and flux rope evolution during non-linear tearing of 3D null point current sheets. Physics of Plasmas, 21(10), Article 102102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896060
• Wyper, P., & Pontin, D. (2014). Non-linear tearing of 3D null point current sheets. Physics of Plasmas, 21(8), Article 082114. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893149
• Wyper, P., & Jain, R. (2013). Reconnection at three dimensional magnetic null points: Effect of current sheet asymmetry. Physics of Plasmas, 20(5), Article 052901. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4804338
• Wyper, P., & Pontin, D. (2013). Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in a current-vortex sheet at a 3D magnetic null. Physics of Plasmas, 20(3), Article 032117. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4798516
• Wyper, P., Jain, R., & Pontin, D. (2012). Spine-fan reconnection. The influence of temporal and spatial variation in the driver. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 545, Article A78. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201219281
• Wyper, P., & Jain, R. (2011). Torsional magnetic reconnection: The effects of localizing the non-ideal (ηJ) term. Journal of Plasma Physics, 77(06), 843-855. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377811000262
• Wyper, P., & Jain, R. (2010). Torsional magnetic reconnection at three dimensional null points: A phenomenological study. Physics of Plasmas, 17(9), Article 092902. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3480639