Electron heat flux dropouts in the solar wind - Evidence for interplanetary magnetic field reconnection?

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Electron Distribution, Heat Flux, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Solar Electrons, Solar Wind, Angular Distribution, Electron Energy, Halos, Heliosphere, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Isotropic Media, Magnetometers

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An examination of ISEE-3 data from 1978 reveal 25 electron heat flux dropout events ranging in duration from 20 min to over 11 hours. The heat flux dropouts are found to occur in association with high plasma densities, low plasma velocities, low ion and electron temperatures, and low magnetic field magnitudes. It is suggested that the heat flux dropout intervals may indicate that the spacecraft is sampling plasma regimes which are magnetically disconnected from the sun and instead are connected to the outer heliosphere at both ends.

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