Transient phenomena in the distant solar wind and in the heliosheath

N. V. Pogorelov, S. N. Borovikov, L. F. Burlaga, R. W. Ebert, J. Heerikhuisen, Q. Hu, D. J. McComas, S. T. Suess, G. P. Zank

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Abstract

The difference in the heliocentric distances at which the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft crossed the termination shock (TS) is likely due to a combination of the heliospheric asymmetry caused by the interstellar magnetic field (ISMF) and time-dependent boundary conditions at the Sun. We analyze both effects numerically. It is shown that an increase in the ISMF makes the termination shock more asymmetric, but results in an increasingly large discrepancy between the calculated and observed distributions of the solar wind (SW) velocity in the inner heliosheath. We analyze possible effects of the solar cycle on the SW properties in the inner heliosheath. The possibility is explored of the SW velocity to have a rather small gradient as V2 penetrates deeper into the heliosheath. To analyze the effect of the solar cycle we also perform the calculations of the SW - interstellar medium interaction with the inner boundary conditions extracted from the Ulysses data obtained during its first and third pole-to-pole flybys.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTwelfth International Solar Wind Conference
Pages559-562
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event12th International Solar Wind Conference - Saint-Malo, France
Duration: Jun 21 2009Jun 26 2009

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1216
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference12th International Solar Wind Conference
Country/TerritoryFrance
CitySaint-Malo
Period6/21/096/26/09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

  • Heliopause, solar wind termination, solar cycle variations
  • Interplanetary and interstellar magnetic fields
  • Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Multi-fluid plasma

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