Publications of Merav Opher ordered by citations

A list of publications authored or co-authored by Merav Opher, derived from the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and ordered by the numbers of citations. Publications above the horizontal line count towards the h-index.

Orcid ID: 0000-0002-8767-8273

122	Global Trends of CME Deflections Based on CME and Solar Parameters Kay, C., Opher, M. & Evans, R. M., 2015, ApJ, 805, 168
111	Magnetized Jets Driven By the Sun: the Structure of the Heliosphere Revisited Opher, M., Drake, J. F., Zieger, B. & Gombosi, T. I., 2015, ApJ, 800, L28
66	A small and round heliosphere suggested by magnetohydrodynamic modelling of pick-up ions Opher, Merav, Loeb, Abraham, Drake, James & Toth, Gabor, 2020, Nature Astronomy, 4, 675
62	Probability of CME Impact on Exoplanets Orbiting M Dwarfs and Solar-like Stars Kay, C., Opher, M. & Kornbleuth, M., 2016, ApJ, 826, 195
53	The Heliocentric Distance where the Deflections and Rotations of Solar Coronal Mass Ejections Occur Kay, C. & Opher, M., 2015, ApJ, 811, L36
51	A Model of the Heliosphere with Jets Drake, J. F., Swisdak, M. & Opher, M., 2015, ApJ, 808, L44
43	Predicting the Magnetic Field of Earth-impacting CMEs Kay, C., Gopalswamy, N., Reinard, A. & Opher, M., 2017, ApJ, 835, 117
32	Using ForeCAT Deflections and Rotations to Constrain the Early Evolution of CMEs Kay, C., Opher, M., Colaninno, R. C. & Vourlidas, A., 2016, ApJ, 827, 70
32	Hybrid Simulations of Interstellar Pickup Protons Accelerated at the Solar-wind Termination Shock at Multiple Locations Giacalone, J., Nakanotani, M., Zank, G. P., Kòta, J., Opher, M. & Richardson, J. D., 2021, ApJ, 911, 27
31	The Twist of the Draped Interstellar Magnetic Field Ahead of the Heliopause: A Magnetic Reconnection Driven Rotational Discontinuity Opher, M., Drake, J. F., Swisdak, M., Zieger, B. & Toth, G., 2017, ApJ, 839, L12
31	The Structure of the Large-Scale Heliosphere as Seen by Current Models Kleimann, Jens, Dialynas, Konstantinos, Fraternale, Federico, Galli, André, Heerikhuisen, Jacob, Izmodenov, Vladislav, Kornbleuth, Marc, Opher, Merav & Pogorelov, Nikolai, 2022, Space Science Reviews, 218, 36
30	A Turbulent Heliosheath Driven by the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Opher, M., Drake, J. F., Zank, G., Powell, E., Shelley, W., Kornbleuth, M., Florinski, V., Izmodenov, V., Giacalone, J., Fuselier, S., Dialynas, K., Loeb, A. & Richardson, J., 2021, ApJ, 922, 181
29	Combined ∼10 eV to ∼344 MeV Particle Spectra and Pressures in the Heliosheath along the Voyager 2 Trajectory Dialynas, Konstantinos, Galli, Andre, Dayeh, Maher A., Cummings, Alan C., Decker, Robert B., Fuselier, Stephen A., Gkioulidou, Matina, Roussos, Elias, Krimigis, Stamatios M., Mitchell, Donald G., Richardson, John D. & Opher, Merav, 2020, ApJ, 905, L24
19	The Development of a Split-tail Heliosphere and the Role of Non-ideal Processes: A Comparison of the BU and Moscow Models Kornbleuth, M., Opher, M., Baliukin, I., Gkioulidou, M., Richardson, J. D., Zank, G. P., Michael, A. T., Tóth, G., Tenishev, V., Izmodenov, V., Alexashov, D., Fuselier, S., Drake, J. F. & Dialynas, K., 2021, ApJ, 923, 179
19	The Confinement of the Heliosheath Plasma by the Solar Magnetic Field as Revealed by Energetic Neutral Atom Simulations Kornbleuth, M., Opher, M., Michael, A. T., Sokół, J. M., Tóth, G., Tenishev, V. & Drake, J. F., 2020, ApJ, 895, L26
18	Constraining the Masses and the Non-radial Drag Coefficient of a Solar Coronal Mass Ejection Kay, C., dos Santos, L. F. G. & Opher, M., 2015, ApJ, 801, L21
17	Signature of a Heliotail Organized by the Solar Magnetic Field and the Role of Nonideal Processes in Modeled IBEX ENA Maps: A Comparison of the BU and Moscow MHD Models Kornbleuth, M., Opher, M., Baliukin, I., Dayeh, M. A., Zirnstein, E., Gkioulidou, M., Dialynas, K., Galli, A., Richardson, J. D., Izmodenov, V., Zank, G. P. & Fuselier, S., 2021, ApJ, 921, 164
17	On the Energization of Pickup Ions Downstream of the Heliospheric Termination Shock by Comparing 0.52-55 keV Observed Energetic Neutral Atom Spectra to Ones Inferred from Proton Hybrid Simulations Gkioulidou, Matina, Opher, M., Kornbleuth, M., Dialynas, K., Giacalone, J., Richardson, J. D., Zank, G. P., Fuselier, S. A., Mitchell, D. G., Krimigis, S. M., Roussos, E. & Baliukin, I., 2022, ApJ, 931, L21
16	The Downwind Solar Wind: Model Comparison with Pioneer 10 Observations Nakanotani, M., Zank, G. P., Adhikari, L., Zhao, L. -L., Giacalone, J., Opher, M. & Richardson, J. D., 2020, ApJ, 901, L23
16	The Formation of Magnetic Depletions and Flux Annihilation Due to Reconnection in the Heliosheath Drake, J. F., Swisdak, M., Opher, M. & Richardson, J. D., 2017, ApJ, 837, 159
15	The Solar Wind with Hydrogen Ion Exchange and Large-scale Dynamics (SHIELD) Code: A Self-consistent Kinetic-Magnetohydrodynamic Model of the Outer Heliosphere Michael, A. T., Opher, M., Tóth, G., Tenishev, V. & Borovikov, D., 2022, ApJ, 924, 105
14	Globally Distributed Energetic Neutral Atom Maps for the “Croissant” Heliosphere Kornbleuth, M., Opher, M., Michael, A. T. & Drake, J. F., 2018, ApJ, 865, 84
13	Magnetic Flux Conservation in the Heliosheath Including Solar Cycle Variations of Magnetic Field Intensity Michael, A. T., Opher, M., Provornikova, E., Richardson, J. D. & Tóth, G., 2015, ApJ, 803, L6
12	Consequences of Treating the Solar Magnetic Field as a Dipole on the Global Structure of the Heliosphere and Heliosheath Michael, A. T., Opher, M. & Tóth, G., 2018, ApJ, 860, 171
12	Theory and Transport of Nearly Incompressible Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence: High Plasma Beta Regime Adhikari, Laxman, Zank, Gary P., Wang, Bingbing, Zhao, Lingling, Telloni, Daniele, Pitna, Alex, Opher, Merav, Shrestha, Bishwas, McComas, David J. & Nykyri, Katariina, 2023, ApJ, 953, 44
12	Energetic Neutral Atom Fluxes from the Heliosheath: Constraints from in situ Measurements and Models Fuselier, S. A., Galli, A., Richardson, J. D., Reisenfeld, D. B., Zirnstein, E. J., Heerikhuisen, J., Dayeh, M. A., Schwadron, N. A., McComas, D. J., Elliott, H. A., Gomez, R. G., Starkey, M. J., Kornbleuth, M. Z., Opher, M. & Dialynas, K., 2021, ApJ, 915, L26
12	The Deflection of the Cartwheel CME: ForeCAT Results Capannolo, Luisa, Opher, Merav, Kay, Christina & Landi, Enrico, 2017, ApJ, 839, 37
11	The Impact of Kinetic Neutrals on the Heliotail Michael, A. T., Opher, M., Tóth, G., Tenishev, V. & Drake, J. F., 2021, ApJ, 906, 37
11	Probing the Length of the Heliospheric Tail with Energetic Neutral Atoms (ENAs) from 0.52 to 80 keV Kornbleuth, M., Opher, M., Dialynas, K., Zank, G. P., Wang, B. B., Baliukin, I., Gkioulidou, M., Giacalone, J., Izmodenov, V., Sokół, J. M. & Dayeh, M. A., 2023, ApJ, 945, L15
10	An Anomalous Cosmic-Ray Mediated Termination Shock: Implications for Energetic Neutral Atoms Kornbleuth, M., Opher, M., Zank, G. P., Wang, B. B., Giacalone, J., Gkioulidou, M. & Dialynas, K., 2023, ApJ, 944, L47
10	Voyager Observations of Magnetic Sectors and Heliospheric Current Sheet Crossings in the Outer Heliosphere Richardson, J. D., Burlaga, L. F., Drake, J. F., Hill, M. E. & Opher, M., 2016, ApJ, 831, 115
9	A possible direct exposure of the Earth to the cold dense interstellar medium 2-3 Myr ago Opher, Merav, Loeb, Abraham & Peek, J. E. G., 2024, Nature Astronomy, 8, 983
8	Relating Energetic Ion Spectra to Energetic Neutral Atoms Wang, Bingbing, Zank, Gary P., Shrestha, Bishwas L., Kornbleuth, Marc & Opher, Merav, 2023, ApJ, 944, 198
8	MSWIM2D: Two-dimensional Outer Heliosphere Solar Wind Modeling Keebler, Timothy B., Tóth, Gábor, Zieger, Bertalan & Opher, Merav, 2022, ApJS, 260, 43
7	The Discrepancy between Observed and Predicted Heliospheric Energetic Neutral Atoms below Solar Wind Energy Galli, André, Baliukin, Igor I., Kornbleuth, Marc, Opher, Merav, Fuselier, Stephen A., Sokół, Justyna M., Dialynas, Konstantinos, Dayeh, Maher A., Izmodenov, Vladislav V. & Richardson, John D., 2023, ApJ, 954, L24
6	Using Magnetic Flux Conservation to Determine Heliosheath Speeds Richardson, J. D., Cummings, A. C., Burlaga, L. F., Giacalone, J., Opher, M. & Stone, E. C., 2021, ApJ, 919, L28
6	Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability at the CME-Sheath and Sheath-Solar-wind Interfaces Páez, A., Jatenco-Pereira, V., Falceta-Gonçalves, D. & Opher, M., 2017, ApJ, 851, 112
4	A Comparison of Particle-in-cell and Hybrid Simulations of the Heliospheric Termination Shock Swisdak, M., Giacalone, J., Drake, J. F., Opher, M., Zank, G. P. & Zieger, B., 2023, ApJ, 959, 4
4	The Passage of the Solar System through the Edge of the Local Bubble Opher, Merav, Loeb, Abraham, Zucker, Catherine, Goodman, Alyssa, Konietzka, Ralf, Worden, Alexandra Z., Economo, Evan P., Miller, Jesse A., Alves, João, Grone, Jonathan, Kornbleuth, Marc, Peek, J. E. G. & Foley, Michael M., 2024, ApJ, 972, 201
4	Turbulence, Waves, and Taylor's Hypothesis for Heliosheath Observations Zhao, L. -L., Zank, G. P., Opher, M., Zieger, B., Li, H., Florinski, V., Adhikari, L., Zhu, X. & Nakanotani, M., 2024, ApJ, 973, 26
4	Instabilities along the Axis of the Heliospheric Jets Ma, Xiaohan, Opher, Merav, Kornbleuth, Marc & Toth, Gabor, 2025, ApJ, 978, 57
3	A Kinetic-magnetohydrodynamic Model with Adaptive Mesh Refinement for Modeling Heliosphere Neutral-plasma Interaction Chen, Yuxi, Toth, Gabor, Powell, Erick, Arshad, Talha, Bair, Ethan, Kornbleuth, Marc & Opher, Merav, 2024, ApJ, 973, 46
3	Turbulence and Diffusive Transport of Cosmic Rays in the Very Local Interstellar Medium Florinski, V., Alonso Guzman, J. G., Giacalone, J., le Roux, J. A. & Opher, M., 2023, ApJ, 948, 66
3	On the Energy Dependence of Galactic Cosmic Ray Anisotropies in the Very Local Interstellar Medium Nikoukar, Romina, Hill, Matthew E., Brown, Lawrence, Kota, Jozsef, Decker, Robert B., Dialynas, Konstantinos, Hamilton, Douglas C., Krimigis, Stamatios M., Lasley, Scott, Roelof, Edmond C., Mitchell, J. Grant, Florinski, Vladimir., Giacalone, Joe., Richardson, John & Opher, Merav, 2022, ApJ, 934, 41
3	Interstellar Neutral Hydrogen in the Heliosphere: New Horizons Observations in the Context of Models Swaczyna, P., Bzowski, M., Dialynas, K., Dyke, L., Fraternale, F., Galli, A., Heerikhuisen, J., Kornbleuth, M. Z., Koutroumpa, D., Kowalska-Leszczyńska, I., Kubiak, M. A., Michael, A. T., Müller, H. -R., Opher, M. & Rahmanifard, F., 2024, ApJ, 969, L20
3	Magnetic Trapping of Galactic Cosmic Rays in the Outer Heliosheath and Their Preferential Entry into the Heliosphere Florinski, Vladimir, Guzman, Juan Alonso, Kleimann, Jens, Baliukin, Igor, Ghanbari, Keyvan, Turner, Drew, Zieger, Bertalan, Kóta, Jozsef, Opher, Merav, Izmodenov, Vladislav, Alexashov, Dmitry, Giacalone, Joe & Richardson, John, 2024, ApJ, 961, 244
2	Evidence of a Thick Heliopause Boundary Layer Resulting from Active Magnetic Reconnection with the Interstellar Medium Turner, Drew L., Michael, Adam, Provornikova, Elena, Kornbleuth, Marc, Opher, Merav, Eriksson, Stefan, Lavraud, Benoit, Mostafavi, Parisa, Hill, Matthew E., Brandt, Pontus, Cohen, Ian J., Westlake, Joseph, Richardson, John D., Schwadron, Nathan A. & McComas, David J., 2024, ApJ, 960, 130
2	Lyα Absorption in a "Croissant-like" Heliosphere Powell, Erick, Opher, Merav, Kornbleuth, Marc Z., Baliukin, Igor, Michael, Adam T., Wood, Brian E., Izmodenov, Vladislav, Toth, Gabor & Tenishev, Valeriy, 2024, ApJ, 961, 235
2	Corrugated Features in Coronal-mass-ejection-driven Shocks: A Discussion on the Predisposition to Particle Acceleration Páez, A., Jatenco-Pereira, V., Falceta-Gonçalves, D. & Opher, M., 2019, ApJ, 879, 122
2	The Effects of Turbulence on Heliosheath Ions and Implications for Energetic Neutral Atoms Du, Senbei, Opher, Merav, Giacalone, Joe, Guo, Fan, Richardson, John D. & Zieger, Bertalan, 2024, ApJ, 974, 210
1	Numerical Modeling of Energetic Charged-particle Transport with SPECTRUM Software: General Approach and Artificial Effects due to Field Discretization Guzmán, J. G. Alonso, Florinski, V., Tóth, G., Sharma, S., van der Holst, B. & Opher, M., 2024, ApJS, 272, 46
1	Earth's Mesosphere During Possible Encounters With Massive Interstellar Clouds 2 and 7 Million Years Ago Miller, Jesse A., Opher, Merav, Hatzaki, Maria, Papachristopoulou, Kyriakoula & Thomas, Brian C., 2024, Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL110174
1	Inferring the Interstellar Magnetic Field Direction from Energetic Neutral Atom Observations of the Heliotail Kornbleuth, M., Opher, M., Dayeh, M. A., Sokół, J. M., Chen, Y., Powell, E., Turner, D. L., Baliukin, I., Dialynas, K. & Izmodenov, V., 2024, ApJ, 967, L12
0	On the Anisotropic Velocity Distribution of Newborn Pickup Ions in the Heliosheath Du, Senbei, Opher, Merav & Kornbleuth, Marc, 2025, ApJ, 982, L59
0	Publisher Correction: A small and round heliosphere suggested by magnetohydrodynamic modelling of pick-up ions Opher, Merav, Loeb, Abraham, Drake, James & Toth, Gabor, 2020, Nature Astronomy, 4, 719
0	Termination Shock Particle Streaming Upstream at New Horizons Powell, Erick, Opher, Merav, Bair, Ethan, Hill, Matthew, Nikoukar, Romina, Giacalone, Joe, Dialynas, Konstantinos, Richardson, John D., Brandt, Pontus C., Singer, Kelsi N., Stern, S. Alan, Provornikova, Elena, Verbiscer, Anne J., Poppe, Andrew R., Parker, Joel Wm. & New Horizons Heliospheric Team, 2025, ApJ, 978, L11
0	PUI Heating in the Supersonic Solar Wind Mostafavi, Parisa, Adhikari, Laxman, Shrestha, Bishwas L., Zank, Gary P., Opher, Merav, Hill, Matthew E., Elliott, Heather A., Brandt, Pontus C., McNutt, Ralph L., McComas, David J., Poppe, Andrew R., Provornikova, Elena, Nikoukar, Romina, Kollmann, Peter, Stern, S. Alan, Singer, Kelsi N., Verbiscer, Anne & Parker, Joel, 2025, ApJ, 979, 222
0	Anisotropies of 40–139 keV Ions Measured beyond the Termination Shock and in the Very Local Interstellar Medium Dialynas, Konstantinos, Krimigis, Stamatios M., Decker, Robert B., Hill, Matthew E., Nikoukar, Romina & Opher, Merav, 2024, ApJ, 974, 174
0	Hybrid Simulations of Interstellar Pickup Ions at the Solar Wind Termination Shock Revisited Giacalone, Joe, Kornbleuth, M., Opher, M., Gkioulidou, M., Köta, J., Puzzoni, E., Richardson, J. D. & Zank, G. P., 2025, ApJ, 980, 29
0	Exploring the Complex Heliotail Boundary by an Extended Level Set Approach Onubogu, C., Opher, M., Kornbleuth, M., Tóth, G. & Florinski, V., 2025, ApJ, 980, L19