Plasma and field observation of the structures in the polar solar wind

Details Plasma and field observation of the structures in the polar solar wind Plasma and field observation of the structures in the polar solar wind

Jun 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995sowi.conf...44m&link_type=abstract

International Solar Wind 8 Conference, p. 44

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Ulysses Mission, Solar Wind, Plasma Pressure, Plumes, Beta Particles, Polar Regions, Stellar Mass Ejection, Coronal Holes, Ecliptic, Magnetic Fields

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Since passing essentially continuously into regions of solar wind from the southern polar coronal hole at approximately 36 deg S, Ulysses has observed frequent structures lasting from several hours to several days. In addition to Alfven waves and coronal mass ejections, which have been discussed by previous authors, two other sorts of structures are routinely evident. This paper provides the first report of these structures in the high latitude solar wind: (1) small scale compressional structures, and (2) pressure balance structures. The compressional structures are driven by faster solar wind overtaking the slower solar wind ahead of it and exhibit the plasma and field properties expected for compressions. However, unlike large scale stream interaction regions observed in and near the ecliptic plane, these structures are much smaller scale and are transient, not recurring from one rotation to the next. The pressure balance structures are indicated by roughly equal increases in the plasma pressure and decreases in the magnetic field pressure. These structures, which are several degrees across, are more dense and have higher plasma pressures and betas than the surrounding solar wind. These pressure balance structures seem to be likely manifestations of 'polar plumes.'

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