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| Paper: |
Modeling of the Interstellar Pickup Protons, Alfvénic Turbulence, and
Solar Wind in the Outer Heliosphere |
| Volume: |
474, Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows (ASTRONUM2012) |
| Page: |
140 |
| Authors: |
Gamayunov, K.; Zhang, M.; Pogorelov, N.; Heerikhuisen, J.; Rassoul, H. |
| Abstract: |
A self–consistent model of the interstellar pickup protons, slab component
of the Alfvénic turbulence (the wave vector is parallel/antiparallel to
the mean magnetic field), and core solar wind
protons is presented for the heliocentric distances r ≥ 1 AU.
The model
results show that energy in
the slab turbulence
agrees very well with the Voyager 2
observations of the total transverse magnetic fluctuations
starting from about 8 AU.
This indicates that the slab component of turbulence
makes up a majority of the transverse magnetic fluctuations at low–latitudes
beyond 8 – 10 AU. |
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