Properties and radial trends of coronal mass ejecta and their associated shocks observed by Ulysses in the ecliptic plane

Details Properties and radial trends of coronal mass ejecta and their associated shocks observed by Ulysses in the ecliptic plane Properties and radial trends of coronal mass ejecta and their associated shocks observed by Ulysses in the ecliptic plane

Jun 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000jgr...10512617r&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 105, Issue A6, p. 12617-12626

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Plasma Physics

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Solar Physics, Astrophysics, And Astronomy, And Astronomy: Coronal Mass Ejections, Space Plasma Physics, Space Plasma Physics: Shock Waves

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In this paper, magnetic and plasma measurements are used to analyze 17 interplanetary coronal mass ejections (CMEs) identified by Ulysses during its in-ecliptic passage to Jupiter. We focus on the expansion characteristics of these CMEs (as inferred from the time rate of change of the velocity profiles through the CMEs) and the properties of 14 forward shocks unambiguously associated with these CMEs. We highlight radial trends from 1 to 5.4 AU. Our results indicate that the CMEs are generally expanding at all heliocentric distances. With regard to the shocks preceding these ejecta, we note the following: (1) There is a clear tendency for the shock speed (in the upstream frame of reference) to decrease with increasing heliocentric distance as the CMEs transfer momentum to the ambient solar wind and slow down; (2) 86% of the shock fronts are oriented in the ecliptic plane such that their normals point westward (i.e., in the direction of planetary motion about the Sun); (3) 86% of the shocks are propagating toward the heliographic equator; and (4) no clear trend was found in the strength of the shocks versus heliocentric distance. These results are interpreted using simple dynamical arguments and are supported by fluid and MHD simulations.

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