The Heliosphere Near Solar Minimum: The Ulysses Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781852332044 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 411 str.

Andre Balogh; Richard G. Marsden; Edward J. Smith

Opis

On the Ulysses mission scientists gathered observations from the unexplored regions of the heliosphere. This book presents a highly readable and concise account of the results. The authors summarise our understanding of the area and provide the basis for understanding the more complex state of the heliosphere around solar maximum. The first chapter provides an overview of the region, introducing the heliosphere prior to the Ulysses mission, and mission objectives. Subsequent chapters discuss the areas of the heliosphere, large and small scale features, cosmic rays and energetic particles, and the observations of interstellar gas and cosmic dust.

Spis treści

1. Introduction.-
2. The solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field in three dimensions.-
3. Corotating and transient structures in the heliosphere.-
4. Microstructure.-
5. Waves and instabilities in the 3-D heliosphere.-
6. Energetic particles in the heliosphere.-
7. Heliospheric and interstellar phenomena revealed from observations of pickup ions.-
8. Cosmic rays at all latitudes in the inner heliosphere.-
9. Interstellar gas and cosmic dust.-
Glossary.-
Index.