GHRS Observations of LISM towards eta UMa

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Jan 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998baas...30..766f&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society Meeting, 191, #129.02

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The star eta UMa (l=101(deg) , b=+65(deg) , d=31 pc) samples local interstellar matter (LISM) in a high latitude region. The Sun is ``above'' most of the mass of the Local Fluff cloud complex, yielding low total interstellar column densities towards eta UMa. Thus cloud properties can be determined with minimal confusion caused by velocity component blending in this sightline. The physical properties of the cloud surrounding the solar system become the boundary conditions of the solar system. A key property of the surrounding cloud is the proton density, since the Alfven velocity regulates the formation of a bow shock around the heliosphere, and since charge exchange between interstellar p(+) and H(deg) yields a pile-up of H(deg) at the heliopause. As a result, the interstellar electron density in the surrounding cloud is an important parameter in understanding the configuration of the outer heliosphere regions. We present GHRS Echelle A and Echelle B data on C({deg) *}, C(deg) , Mg(deg) and Mg(+) . These data allow us to compare electron densities as estimated from the ratios N(C({deg) *})/N(C(deg) ) versus N(Mg(deg) )/N(Mg(+) ) for a relatively simple sightline. These electron densities are also compared to electron densities determined from optical Ca(+) observations towards eta UMa by Frisch and Welty (in preparation).

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