Very long baseline IPS observations of the solar wind speed in the fast polar streams

Details Very long baseline IPS observations of the solar wind speed in the fast polar streams Very long baseline IPS observations of the solar wind speed in the fast polar streams

Jun 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995sowi.confq..94r&link_type=abstract

Tata Inst. of Fundamental Research, International Solar Wind 8 Conference, p. 94

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Solar Wind, Solar Wind Velocity, Sun, Antennas, Scintillation, Astronomical Observatories, Eiscat Radar System (Europe), Error Analysis, Ulysses Mission, Velocity Distribution

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Observations of intensity scintillation (IPS) with two or more spaced antennas have been widely used to measure the solar wind velocity. Such methods are particularly valuable in regions which spacecraft have not yet penetrated, but they are also very useful in improving the spatial temporal sampling of the solar wind, even in regions where spacecraft data are available. The principle of the measurement is to measure the time delay taud between the scintillations observed with an antenna baseline b. The velocity estimate is just V = b/taud. The error in estimation of the time delay delta taud is independent of the baseline length, thus the error in the velocity estimate delta V given by delta(V)/V approximately equals to (delta taud)/taud is inversely proportional to taud and hence to b. However the use of a long baseline b has a less obvious advantage; it provides a means for separating fast and slow contributions when both are present in the scattering region. Here we will present recent observations made using the large cylinder antenna at Ooty in the Nilgiri Hills of South India, and one of the 45 m dishes of GMRT near Pune in West-Central India. The baseline of 900 km is, by a considerable margin, the longest ever used for IPS and provides excellent velocity resolution. These results compared with the ULYSSES observations and other IPS measurements made closer to the sun with higher frequency instruments such as EISCAT and the VLBA will provide a precise measure of the velocity profile of the fast north-polar stream.

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