Neutral Interstellar Gases in the Heliosphere: New Aspects of the Problem
Abstract
The ambiguity surrounding the derivation of local interstellar medium (LISM) parameters is considered from both a theoretical and obervational point of view. Particular attention is given to problems in the resonance glow interpretation, ionization processes, the dynamics of LISM neutrals in the heliosphere, the heliospheric interface effect, and the direct detection of interstellar gases. The ratio of real count rates over total count rates for interstellar helium atoms counted by the GAS detector on board ULYSSES for different relative bulk energies is indicated schematically.
- Publication:
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The Sun and the Heliosphere in Three Dimensions
- Pub Date:
- 1986
- DOI:
- 10.1007/978-94-009-4612-5_46
- Bibcode:
- 1986ASSL..123..421F
- Keywords:
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- Heliosphere;
- Interplanetary Medium;
- Interstellar Gas;
- Solar Atmosphere;
- Astronomical Models;
- Gas Ionization;
- Luminescence;
- Solar Physics