Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975jgr....80..903j&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 80, Mar. 1, 1975, p. 903-907.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Background Radiation, Light Scattering, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction, Sky Radiation, Solar Wind, Astronomical Models, Hydrogen, Interplanetary Gas, Proton Flux Density, Solar Radiation, Spatial Distribution
Scientific paper
The Lyman alpha sky background arises from the scattering of solar Ly alpha from a spatial distribution of neutral hydrogen in interplanetary space. This distribution is partially determined by the solar wind proton flux, which provides the principal mechanism of loss by charge exchange of the neutral hydrogen. By generating isophotal maps of scattered Ly alpha for several choices of interstellar wind direction and solar wind proton flux distributions, the results show that latitudinal variations of the solar wind proton flux can have a significant effect on the observed location and shape of the Ly alpha intensity maximum. This fact should aid in the interpretation of Ly alpha maps and also indicates a possible method for inferring values for the average solar wind proton flux out of the ecliptic plane.
Holzer Thomas Edward
Joselyn Jo Ann
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