Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....8611105t&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, Dec. 1, 1981, p. 11105-11110.
Physics
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Current Sheets, Heliosphere, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Field Configurations, Solar Wind, Diurnal Variations, Equatorial Atmosphere, Pioneer 10 Space Probe, Pioneer 11 Space Probe
Scientific paper
It has been suggested that the sector structure observed in the interplanetary magnetic field may be interpreted in terms of a warped equatorial current sheet in the heliosphere. The reported study seeks to investigate this suggestion and to provide a clear picture of the topology of the current sheet. An analysis is presented of the magnetic field data obtained by the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft during the time from 1972 to 1976, taking into account a range of heliocentric distances from 1 to 8.5 AU. The single most convincing observation in support of the warped current sheet hypothesis is the almost complete disappearance of the sector structure in the Pioneer 11 data when the spacecraft reaches a heliographic latitude of 16 deg in 1976. The observation suggests that the spacecraft was consistently above the current sheet for a period of several months.
Smith Edward. J.
Thomas B. T.
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