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Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber Ralph McNutt Nathan A. Schwadron Priscilla C. Frisch Mike Gruntman Peter Wurz Eino Valtonen 《Experimental Astronomy》2009,24(1-3):9-46
The Sun, driving a supersonic solar wind, cuts out of the local interstellar medium a giant plasma bubble, the heliosphere. ESA, jointly with NASA, has had an important role in the development of our current understanding of the Suns immediate neighborhood. Ulysses is the only spacecraft exploring the third, out-of-ecliptic dimension, while SOHO has allowed us to better understand the influence of the Sun and to image the glow of interstellar matter in the heliosphere. Voyager 1 has recently encountered the innermost boundary of this plasma bubble, the termination shock, and is returning exciting yet puzzling data of this remote region. The next logical step is to leave the heliosphere and to thereby map out in unprecedented detail the structure of the outer heliosphere and its boundaries, the termination shock, the heliosheath, the heliopause, and, after leaving the heliosphere, to discover the true nature of the hydrogen wall, the bow shock, and the local interstellar medium beyond. This will greatly advance our understanding of the heliosphere that is the best-known example for astrospheres as found around other stars. Thus, IHP/HEX will allow us to discover, explore, and understand fundamental astrophysical processes in the largest accessible plasma laboratory, the heliosphere. 相似文献
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The initially supersonic flow of the solar wind passes through a magnetic shock front where its velocity is supposed to be reduced to subsonic values. The location of this shock front is primarily determined by the energy density of the external interstellar magnetic field and the momentum density of the solar wind plasma. Interstellar hydrogen penetrating into the heliosphere undergoes charge exchange processes with the solar wind protons and ionization processes by the solar EUV radiation. This results in an extraction of momentum from the solar wind plasma. Changes of the geometry and the location of the shock front due to this interaction are studied in detail and it is shown that the distance of the magnetic shock front from the Sun decreases from 200 to 80 AU for an increase of the interstellar hydrogen density from 0.1 to 1.0 cm−3. The geometry of the shock front is essentially spherical with a pronounced embayment in the direction opposite to the approach of interstellar matter which depends very much on the temperature of the interstellar gas. Due to the energy loss by the interaction with neutral matter the solar wind plasma reduces its velocity with increasing distance from the Sun. This modifies Parker's solution of a constant solar wind velocity. 相似文献
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The physics of the heliosphere has seen several exciting developments in the past years since the in situ discovery of the termination shock by Voyager 1 at 94 AU and radio observations of the interaction of GMIRs with the heliopause. The local hydrogen wall ahead of the heliosphere has been inferred from interstellar absorption lines and information about the interstellar magnetic field is now available. This sudden richness of information has lead to a waking realisation about the importance of the heliosphere for long-term space climate and possibly even terrestrial climate. 相似文献
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Vladislav V. Izmodenov 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2000,274(1-2):55-69
During 30 years, a big theoretical effort to understand the physical processes in the heliospheric interface has followed
the pioneer papers by Parker (1961) and Baranov et al. (1971). The heliospheric interface is a shell formed by the solar wind interaction with the ionized component of the circumsolar
local interstellar medium (LISM). For fully ionized supersonic interstellar plasma two-shocks (the termination shock and the
bow shock) and a contact discontinuity (the heliopause) are formed in the solar wind/LISM interaction. However, LISM consists
of at least of three components additional to plasma: H-atoms, galactic cosmic rays and magnetic field. The interstellar atoms
that penetrate into the solar wind, are ionized there and form pickup ions. A part of the pickup ions is accelerated to high
energies of anomalous cosmic rays (ACRs). ACRs may modify the plasma flow upstream the termination shock and in the heliosheath.
In this short review I summarize current understanding of the physical and gasdynamical processes in the heliospheric interface,
outline unresolved problems and future perspectives.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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This paper deals with the modeling of the interstellar hydrogen atoms (H atoms) distribution in the heliosphere. We study
influence of the heliospheric interface, that is the region of the interaction between solar wind and local interstellar medium,
on the distribution of the hydrogen atoms in vicinity of the Sun. The distribution of Hatoms obtained in the frame of the
self-consistent kinetic-gasdynamicmodel of the heliospheric interface is compared with a simplified model which assumes Maxwellian
distribution of H atoms at the termination shock and is called often as “hot” model. This comparison shows that the distribution
of H atoms is significantly affected by the heliospheric interface not only at large heliocentric distances, but also in vicinity
of the Sun at ∼1–5 AU. Hence, for analysis of experimental data connected with direct or undirect measurements of the interstellar
atoms one necessarily needs to take into account effects of the heliospheric interface. In this paper we propose a new model
that is relatively simple but takes into account all major effects of the heliospheric interface. This model can be applied
for analysis of backscattered La-alpha radiation data obtained on board of different spacecraft. 相似文献
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It is well known that the neutral component of the local interstellar medium can effectively pass through the plasma interface ahead of the solar system and can penetrate deeply into the inner heliosphere. Here we present a newly-developed theoretical approach to describe the distribution function of LISM neutral hydrogen in the heliosphere, also taking into account time-dependent solar and interstellar boundary conditions. For this purpose we start from a Boltzmann-Vlasov equation, Fourier-transformed with respect to space and time coordinates, in connection with correspondingly transformed solar radiation forces and ionization rates, and then arrive at semi-analytic solutions for the transformed hydrogen velocity distribution function. As interstellar boundary conditions we allow for very general, non-Maxwellian and time-dependent distribution functions to account for the case that some LISM turbulence patterns or nonlinear wave-like shock structures pass over the solar system. We consider this theoretical approach to be an ideal instrument for the synoptic interpretation of huge data samples on interplanetary Ly- resonance glow intensities registered from different celestial directions over extended periods of time. In addition we feel that the theoretical approach presented here, when applied to interplanetary resonance glow data, may permit the detection of genuine fluctuations in the local interstellar medium. 相似文献
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The ionization of hydrogen atoms that penetrate into the heliosphere from the interstellar medium gives rise to a peculiar population of energetic protons (interstellar pickup protons) in the solar wind. The short-wavelength Alfvènic turbulence in the outer heliosphere is entirely attributable to the source associated with the instability of the initial anisotropic pickup proton velocity distribution. The bulk of the generated turbulent energy is subsequently absorbed by the pickup protons themselves through the cyclotron-resonance particle-wave interaction, and only an insignificant fraction of this energy can be transferred to the solar wind protons and heat them up. 相似文献
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We consider a stationary model of the propagation of galactic cosmic rays (GCR) in the heliosphere and adjacent interstellar space. The heliosphere is assumed to be a two-layer medium consisting of two adjacent regions that are spherically symmetric relative to the sun. The solar wind velocity is supersonic in the inner heliosphere bounded by the standing termination shock, and this velocity is subsonic in the outer heliosphere bounded by the heliosheath. The GCR scattering in these regions is due to different factors characterized by relevant diffusion coefficients. The solar wind velocity is assumed to be zero in the interstellar medium, where the scattering becomes weaker. No particle sources are presumed to exist at the boundaries between the layers. An exact analytical solution of the corresponding mathematical problem can be obtained without essential difficulties, although it is extremely cumbersome. Analytical expressions for the GCR spectra of particles with very high energies (>2500 MeV) and very low energies (<1400 MeV) are obtained for each region of particle propagation. The low-energy particle distribution corresponds to the data obtained by the Voyager spacecraft. It is shown that the low-energy particle density continuously increases from the sun toward the heliospheric boundary, regardless of the scattering mode in the inner and outer parts of the heliosphere. 相似文献
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The existence of the polyynes — molecules consisting essentially of long chains of carbon atoms — in the interstellar medium is a discovery that appears to be critical to our understanding of interstellar chemistry. The family relationships of these species to other interstellar species are explored as are their significance to theories of interstellar chemistry. Methods for deducing the numbers of related molecules are presented. 相似文献
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The termination shock at the heliospheric boundary is simulated in terms of a two-layer turbulent medium for which the average
radial component of solar wind velocity is nonzero inside the heliosphere and zero for external magnetic inhomogeneities.
Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are scattered more strongly in the solar wind than in the interstellar medium. A boundary value
problem for density is defined to describe GCR propagation in the given two-layer medium. The exact analytical solution of
it is derived. The phase density and GCR fluxes in the whole range of the particle energies, as well as the degree of anisotropy
of high-energy GCRs, are determined. The qualitative agreement of theoretical calculations and observed GCR distributions
is obtained. In particular, in the region near the termination shock, an increase in the high-energy particle density and
a decrease in the low-energy particle density are observed. 相似文献
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综述了脉冲星星际闪烁观测研究的进展，对脉冲星星际闪烁现象，星际介质中电子密度涨落谱，散射等离子体在银河系中的分面等方面的最新研究结果作了介绍。星际闪烁现象和昨际介质的深入理解，使脉冲星星际闪烁已成为研究诸如脉冲星辐射区结构和脉冲星速度等脉冲星本身性质的重要工具。 相似文献
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Martin A. Lee 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1998,264(1-4):497-508
The interaction of interstellar pickup ions with the solar wind termination shock is reviewed and assessed. The pickup ions
mass and momentum load the wind and increase its pressure, effects which decrease the strength of the shock and its distance
from the Sun. The pickup hydrogen may contribute substantially to the "reflected" ion population, which should provide most
of the dissipation at the supercritical quasi-perpendicular shock. A fraction of the pickup ions impinging on the shock is
"injected" into the process of diffusive shock acceleration to form the anomalous cosmic ray component. An injection mechanism
which accounts for the apparent absence of solar wind ions in the anomalous component is "shock surfing", in which pickup
ions which approach the shock slowly may be trapped between the upstream Lorentz force and the shock potential and accelerated
in the motional electric field beyond the energy threshold for diffusive shock acceleration. However, the simplest interpretation
of shock surfing would favor less massive pickup ion species, in contradiction with Voyager observations of anomalous component
composition. A possible extension of the shock surfing mechanism is considered, as well as other injection mechanisms. Finally,
the pressure of the anomalous component may modify the structure of the termination shock, which in turn may influence injection
rates.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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M. A. Walker L. V. E. Koopmans D. R. Stinebring W. van Straten 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,388(3):1214-1222
The dynamic spectrum of a radio pulsar is an in-line digital hologram of the ionized interstellar medium. It has previously been demonstrated that such holograms permit image reconstruction, in the sense that one can determine an approximation to the complex electric field values as a function of Doppler shift and delay, but to date the quality of the reconstructions has been poor. Here we report a substantial improvement in the method which we have achieved by simultaneous optimization of the thousands of coefficients that describe the electric field. For our test spectrum of PSR B0834+06 we find that the model provides an accurate representation of the data over the full 63 dB dynamic range of the observations: residual differences between model and data are noise like. The advent of interstellar holography enables detailed quantitative investigation of the interstellar radio-wave propagation paths for a given pulsar at each epoch of observation. We illustrate this using our test data which show the scattering material to be structured and highly anisotropic. The temporal response of the medium exhibits a scattering tail which extends to beyond 100 μs , and the centroid of the pulse at this frequency and this epoch of observation is delayed by approximately 15 μs as a result of multipath propagation in the interstellar medium. 相似文献
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Belheouane S. Zaslavsky A. Meyer-Vernet N. Issautier K. Mann I. Maksimovic M. 《Solar physics》2012,281(1):501-506
Most in situ measurements of cosmic dust have been carried out with dedicated dust instruments. However, dust particles can also be detected with radio and plasma wave instruments. The high velocity impact of a dust particle generates a small crater on the spacecraft, and the dust particle and the crater material are vaporised and partly ionised. The resulting electric charge can be detected with plasma instruments designed to measure electric waves. Since 2007 the STEREO/WAVES instrument has recorded a large number of events due to dust impacts. Here we will concentrate on the study of those impacts produced by dust grains originating from the local interstellar cloud. We present these fluxes during five years of the STEREO mission. Based on model calculations, we determine the direction of arrival of interstellar dust. We find that the interstellar dust direction of arrival is ～260°, in agreement with previous studies.
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P. Manoj S. Vig G. Maheswar U. S. Kamath A. Tej 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》2016,37(4):38
Stars and planetary systems are formed out of molecular clouds in the interstellar medium. Although the sequence of steps involved in star formation are generally known, a comprehensive theory which describes the details of the processes that drive formation of stars is still missing. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), with its unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution, will play a major role in filling these gaps in our understanding. In this article, we present a few science cases that the Indian star formation community is interested in pursuing with SKA, which include investigation of AU-sized structures in the neutral ISM, the origin of thermal and non-thermal radio jets from protostars and the accretion history of protostars, and formation of massive stars and their effect on the surrounding medium. 相似文献
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The collisionless interaction of an expanding plasma cloud with a magnetized background plasma is examined in the framework of a 3D kinetic-hydrodynamic model. The slowing down of a hydrogen cloud is studied for high Alfven-Mach numbers and magneto-laminar interaction parameters. A particle-in-cell method is used to study the dynamics of the magnetic field, plasma cloud, background plasma, and collisionless shock wave generated by the intense particle flux. A numerical simulation is consistent with the nonstationary interactions between the plasma shells formed during nova and supernova explosions and the interstellar plasma medium. 相似文献
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We deduce the mass distribution and total mass density of interstellar dust streaming into the solar system and compare the
results to the conditions of the very local interstellar medium (VLISM). The mass distribution derived from in situ measurements
shows a gentler slope and includes larger grains, compared to a model distribution proposed for the wavelength dependence
of the interstellar extinction. The mass density of grains in the solar system is consistent with that expected from measurements
of the visible interstellar extinction and the abundance constraints of elements in the diffuse interstellar medium (ISM),
instead of those in the VLISM. This may imply that interstellar dust grains are not associated with the VLISM and that the
conditions of the grains are better represented by the ones expected in the diffuse ISM. If this is the case, then the flatter
slope in the mass distribution and the detection of larger interstellar grains in the solar system may even indicate that
coagulation growth of dust in the diffuse ISM is more effective than previously inferred.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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V.I. Shishov 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2001,278(1-2):163-169
Data on interstellar diffraction and refraction scintillation of pulsars are analyzed. Comparison between theory and the observational
data shows that two types of spectra for electron density fluctuations are realized in the interstellar medium: pure power
law and piecewise with a break. The distribution of turbulent plasma in the Galaxy has a three component structure. Component
A is diffuse and it is distributed outside of the spiral arms of the Galaxy. Component BI is cloudy and associated with Galactic
arms. Component BII is extremely nonuniform and associated with HII regions and supernova remnants. The origin of the interstellar
plasma turbulence is considered, and possible sources of turbulent energy are discussed. The contribution of supernova bursts
in the interstellar gas ionization and generation of turbulence are analyzed among other factors.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Cravens TE 《The Astrophysical journal》2000,532(2):L153-L156
X-rays should be generated throughout the heliosphere as a consequence of charge transfer collisions between heavy (Z>2) solar wind ions and interstellar neutrals. The high charge state solar wind ions resulting from these collisions are left in highly excited states and emit extreme ultraviolet or soft X-ray photons. This solar wind charge exchange mechanism applied to cometary neutrals has been used to explain the soft X-ray emission observed from comets. A simple model demonstrates that heliospheric X-ray emission can account for about 25%-50% of the observed soft X-ray background intensities. The spatial and temporal variations of heliospheric X-ray emission should reflect variations in the solar wind flux and composition as well as variations in the distribution of interstellar neutrals within the heliosphere. The heliospheric X-ray "background" can perhaps be identified with the "long-term enhancements" in the soft X-ray background measured by ROSAT. 相似文献
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The role of magnetic fields in the dynamical evolution of galaxies and of the interstellar medium (ISM) is not well understood, mainly because such fields are difficult to directly observe. Radio astronomy provides the best tools to measure magnetic fields: synchrotron radiation traces fields illuminated by cosmic-ray electrons, while Faraday rotation and Zeeman splitting allow us to detect fields in all kinds of astronomical plasmas, from lowest to highest densities. Here, we describe how fundamental new advances in studying magnetic fields, both in our own Milky Way and in other nearby galaxies, can be made through observations with the proposed Square Kilometre Array. Underpinning much of what we propose is an all-sky survey of Faraday rotation, in which we will accumulate tens of millions of rotation measure measurements toward background radio sources. This will provide a unique database for studying magnetic fields in individual Galactic supernova remnants and Hii regions, for characterizing the overall magnetic geometry of our Galaxy’s disk and halo, and for understanding the structure and evolution of magnetic fields in galaxies. Also of considerable interest will be the mapping of diffuse polarized emission from the Milky Way in many narrow bands over a wide frequency range. This will allow us to carry out Faraday tomography of the Galaxy, yielding a high-resolution three-dimensional picture of the magnetic field within a few kpc of the Sun, and allowing us to understand its coupling to the other components of the ISM. Finally, direct synchrotron imaging of a large number of nearby galaxies, combined with Faraday rotation data, will allow us to determine the magnetic field structure in these sources, and to test both the dynamo and primordial field theories for field origin and amplification. 相似文献