The solar wind in the outer heliosphere

The solar wind evolves as it moves outward due to interactions with both itself and with the circum-heliospheric interstellar medium. The speed is, on average, constant out to 30 AU, then starts a slow decrease due to the pickup of interstellar neutrals. These neutrals reduce the solar wind speed by...

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Main Authors: Richardson, John D. (Contributor), Stone, E. C. (Author)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Science + Business Media B.V., 2011-09-14T15:07:05Z.
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