随着旅行者1号进入日层枯竭区域的磁场观测
L F Burlaga1, N F Ness, E C Stone
1NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. lburlagahsp@verizon.net
概括
旅行者1号探测到意想不到的磁场增加和粒子减少,表明进入了日层枯竭区域,而不是星际空间.
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:
- 旅行者1号 (V1) 探索了外层日球层,提供了关于日球层的关键数据.
- 了解日球和星际介质之间的界限是日力物理学的关键.
研究的目的:
- 分析旅行者1号的磁场和粒子数据,以确定新发现区域的性质.
- 为了确定旅行者1号是否进入了星际介质或恒星内的其他区域.
主要方法:
- 来自旅行者1号的磁场强度和方向测量的分析.
- 磁场数据与能量粒子的计数速率 (>每核粒子0.5兆电子伏特) 的相关性.
主要成果:
- 旅行者1号在2012年210日和238日之间五次跨越了一个意想不到的边界.
- 磁场强度从0.2纳米升至0.4纳米升,并保持在高位.
- 较强的磁场与能量较低的粒子计数率相关.
结论:
- 观察到的现象表明,旅行者1号进入了日层枯竭区域.
- 该区域的特点是增强的磁场和减少的粒子流,与星际介质不同.
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