Density Correlations between Solar wind and Pick-up Ions.

Autor: Randol, B. M., McComas, D. J.
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 12/30/2010, Vol. 1302 Issue 1, p64-69, 6p
Abstrakt: Interstellar pick-up ion and solar wind spectra were measured with New Horizons/SWAP between 11 and 12 AU. We report on detailed fitting of these spectra. To perform the fitting, we have constructed an empirical model that includes interstellar pick-up ions as well as solar wind H+, solar wind He2+, and solar wind O6+. A fifth population is needed to complete the fitting; we use inner source pick-up protons. We find a correlation between the densities of the solar wind H+, and all other populations. The two strongest correlations are with the interstellar pick-up ions and the inner source pick-up ions. We discuss the correlation between solar wind and interstellar pick-up ion densities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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