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Dynamics of the Interplanetary Gas and Magnetic Fields.
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We consider the dynamical consequences of Biermann's suggestion that gas is often streaming outward in all directions from the sun with velocities of the order of 500-1500 km/sec. These velocities of 500 km/sec and more and the interplanetary densities of 500 ions/cm3 (1014 gm/sec mass loss from the sun) follow from the hydrodynamic equations for a 3 X 1060 K solar corona. It is suggested that the outward-streaming gas draws out the lines of force of the solar magnetic fields so that near the sun the field is very nearly in a radial direction. Plasma instabilities are expected to result in the thick shell of disordered field (10- gauss) inclosing the inner solar system, whose presence has already been inferred from cosmic-ray observations.
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- Authors
- Parker, E. N.
- Venue
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Publisher
- American Astronomical Society
- Published
- 1958-11
- Volume
- 128
- Pages
- 664
- ISSN
- 0004-637X (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4357
- OpenAlex
- W2045483269
- Cited by
- 3,643
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 23.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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