在日球终点冲击附近的能量粒子的增强
Frank B McDonald1, Edward C Stone, Alan C Cummings
1Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA. fm27@umail.umd.edu
Nature
|November 7, 2003
概括
旅行者1号探测到日球附近的能量粒子,包括宇宙射线的显著增加.
科学领域:
- 空间物理 空间物理
- 太空物理学 太空物理学
- 宇宙射线物理学 宇宙射线物理学
背景情况:
- 旅行者1号正在探索85天文单位 (au) 以外的遥远的日球.
- 终结冲击是超音速太阳风减速的关键边界.
- 预计该区域将加速各种能量粒子.
研究的目的:
- 报告和分析 Voyager 1 观测到的能量粒子的独特增加.
- 在日球结构和粒子加速的背景下解释这些观测.
主要方法:
- 来自旅行者1号的能量离子和电子数据的分析.
- 观察到的粒子数量与对日球的理论预期进行比较.
主要成果:
- 从2002年中期开始,观察到能量离子和电子持续增加了七个月.
- 这一事件显示了银河系宇宙射线,异常宇宙射线和低能离子的同时增加.
- 异常的宇宙射线特征表明旅行者1号尚未达到终止冲击.
结论:
- 观察到的粒子增加被解释为达到终结冲击的前体事件.
- 宇宙射线的低辐射异质性支持位于前震区域的位置.
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