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EISCAT measurements of the solar wind [PDF]
Annales Geophysicae, 1996 Abstract. EISCAT observations of interplanetary scintillation have been used to measure the velocity of the solar wind at distances between 15 and 130 R⊙ (solar radii) from the Sun. The results show that the solar wind consists of two distinct components, a fast stream with a velocity of ~800 km s–1 and a slow stream at ~400 km s–1.
Breen, A. R. +7 more
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Minor Ions in the solar Wind [PDF]
Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, 1988 It has been recently recognized that the presence of ions heavier than hydrogen determines to a large extent the dynamics of the expanding solar corona. In the following I shall give a brief account of the most recent results related to minor ions (i.e. He and ions heavier than helium).
Peter Bochsler, Peter Bochsler
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Solar wind and kinetic heliophysics [PDF]
Annales Geophysicae, 2018 Abstract. This paper reviews recent aspects of solar wind physics and elucidates the role Alfvén waves play in solar wind acceleration and turbulence, which prevail in the low corona and inner heliosphere. Our understanding of the solar wind has made considerable progress based on remote sensing, in situ measurements, kinetic simulation and fluid ...
E. Marsch, E. Marsch
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Multifractality and intermittency in the solar wind [PDF]
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 2007 Abstract. Within the complex dynamics of the solar wind's fluctuating plasma parameters, there is a detectable, hidden order described by a chaotic strange attractor which has a multifractal structure. The multifractal spectrum has been investigated using Voyager (magnetic field) data in the outer heliosphere and using Helios (plasma) data in the inner
Wiesław M. Macek, Wiesław M. Macek
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Solar wind collisional heating [PDF]
Journal of Plasma Physics, 2017 To properly describe heating in weakly collisional turbulent plasmas such as the solar wind, interparticle collisions should be taken into account. Collisions can convert ordered energy into heat by means of irreversible relaxation towards the thermal equilibrium. Recently, Pezzi et al. (Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 116, 2016a, 145001) showed that the plasma
Pezzi, Oreste
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, 2012 Magnetic sail (MagSail) is a unique but never-realized interplanetary propulsion system. The original idea of MagSail proposed by Zubrin is depicted in Fig.1 (Andrews & Zubrin, 1990). A MagSail spacecraft has a hoop coil, and it produces an artificial magnetic field to reflect the solar wind particles approaching the coil, and the corresponding ...
Ikkoh Funaki, Hiroshi Yamakawa
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Wave Modeling of the Solar Wind [PDF]
Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2010 The acceleration and heating of the solar wind have been studied for decades using satellite observations and models. However, the exact mechanism that leads to solar wind heating and acceleration is poorly understood. In order to improve the understanding of the physical mechanisms that are involved in these processes a combination of modeling and ...
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, 2016 Indice: Introduction, Equations and Phenomenology, Early Observations of MHD Turbulence, Turbulence Studied via Elsässer Variables, Compressive Turbulence, A Natural Wind Tunnel, Intermittency Properties in the 3D Heliosphere, Solar Wind Heating by the Turbulent Energy Cascade, Conclusions and ...
Roberto Bruno, Vincenzo Carbone
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Implications of Observations of the Solar Wind and Corona for Solar Wind Models [PDF]
International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 1996 J. F. McKenzie, W. I. Axford
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