穿过终结冲击进入日光罩:磁场
L F Burlaga1, N F Ness, M H Acuña
1NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. Leonard.F.Burlaga@nasa.gov
概括
旅行者1号的数据显示,它在94AU处穿越终结冲击. 磁场强度显著增加,偏离预测,并在日层中显示高斯分布.
科学领域:
- 空间物理 空间物理
- 太空物理学 太空物理学
- 行星科学 行星科学
背景情况:
- 日球是太空中广的区域,由太阳的磁场和太阳风主导.
- 终结冲击标志着太阳风突然减速的边界.
- 旅行者1号的任务提供了对日球外围区域的现场测量.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析旅行者1号穿越日球终结冲击的磁场数据.
- 为了描述磁场属性,在日光层.
- 将观察结果与诸如帕克模型之类的理论模型进行比较.
主要方法:
- 旅行者1号船上的仪器在现场测量磁场.
- 通过终结冲击对磁场强度压缩比的分析.
- 磁场数据的统计分析,包括分布和方向.
主要成果:
- 旅行者1号在2004年12月16日左右在94AU处穿过了终结冲击.
- 在整个冲击中观察到的磁场压缩比为3.05 ± 0.04.
- 平均日柱膜磁场强度为0.136 ± 0.035 nT,约为帕克模型预测的4.2倍.
- 状磁场通常沿着帕克螺旋向太阳转移.
- 宇宙射线强度与日光的磁场强度增加相关.
结论:
- 日球终端冲击显著压缩行星间磁场.
- 旅行者1号的数据显示,比帕克的模型预测的更强的日柱膜磁场.
- 太阳层的磁场结构及其对宇宙射线的影响是复杂的,需要进一步研究.
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