Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.1247v&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, Mar. 1, 1976, p. 1247-1252.
Physics
110
Hydrogen Ions, Interstellar Gas, Ion Density (Concentration), Solar Protons, Solar Wind, Energy Spectra, Gas Ionization, Neutral Particles, Particle Flux Density
Scientific paper
The flux density of ions created by ionization of interstellar neutral particles in the solar system and picked up by the solar wind is calculated as a function of the neutral particles. For atomic hydrogen the flux density is estimated to exceed 10,000/sq cm/sec over the distance range from a few to nearly 100 AU. The velocity space distribution of the interstellar ions is calculated under the assumption of no significant energy diffusion but with inclusion of adiabatic effects as well as a possible strong pitch angle diffusion. The energy spectrum is highly nonthermal and much broader than that of the solar wind ions; interstellar protons are easily distinguishable from solar wind protons by their location in velocity space. If charge exchange is an important contributor to the ionization of hydrogen, the observed local intensity of interstellar protons should exhibit time variations correlated with the density changes of the solar wind stream structure.
Siscoe George L.
Vasyliūnas Vytenis M.
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