MAGNETIC FLUX CONSERVATION IN THE HELIOSHEATH

Voyager 1(V1) and Voyager 2(V2) have observed heliosheath plasma since 2005 December and 2007 August, respectively. The observed speed profiles are very different at the two spacecrafts. Speeds at V1 decreased to zero in 2010 while the average speed at V2 is a constant 150 km s[superscript –1] with...

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Main Authors: Burlaga, L. F., Decker, R. B., Drake, J. F., Ness, N. F., Opher, M., Richardson, John D.
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: IOP Publishing 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/93206