Distributions of tangential discontinuity in the corotating solar wind structure

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Jul 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976p%26ss...24..621s&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 24, July 1976, p. 621-628.

Computer Science

Current Sheets, Density Distribution, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Propagation Modes, Solar Wind, Eigenvalues, Error Analysis, Explorer 33 Satellite, Field Aligned Currents, Magnetic Flux, Solar Wind Velocity, Wave Propagation

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Distributions of the tangential discontinuity (TD) in the solar wind sector structure are investigated on the basis of the magnetic field data and the ion plasma parameters from the Explorer 33 satellite from January 23 to March 23, 1968. The TD is separated from the observed field fluctuations by calculating the direction of the plasma flow and also the direction of the minimum field fluctuation with respect to the ambient magnetic field direction. It is found that the TD is formed by the thin layered field-aligned currents (the current sheets), and that the TD is predominantly built up in the leading edge of the solar wind where the compression of the plasma and the magnetic field takes place. It is suggested that the current sheets might be locally generated in the leading edge in the turbulent conditions arising from collisions between the fast- and the slow-stream of the solar sector structure.

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