Rome/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) magnetic field experiment: A summary of results
Abstract
A triaxial flux gate magnetometer (E3) was developed and operated to accurately measure the vector magnetic field onboard Helios 1 and 2. Observations of large-scale variations and sector structure confirm theoretical descriptions and compuations. Limits on the configuration of a magnetic cloud are set, and the source of at least one magnetic cloud is identified as a coronal mass ejection. Two types of interplanetary flow pattern are identified: a corotating stream and interaction region related to the boundary, and a transient flow associated with a shock wave. Discontinuities in the direction and/or strength of the magnetic field are explained. Alfven waves and magnetic turbulence are characterized by simultaneous Helios 1 and 2 observations.
- Publication:
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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984GeCAS.......90M
- Keywords:
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- Interplanetary Magnetic Fields;
- Magnetometers;
- Onboard Equipment;
- Helios 1;
- Helios 2;
- Magnetic Clouds;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Waves;
- Product Development;
- Solar Flares;
- Solar Wind