What is the heliopause? Importance of magnetic reconnection and measurement requirements
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 2023, vol. 10, p. 1060618
Frontiers Media
Résumé en anglais
We highlight the importance of magnetic reconnection at the heliopause, both as one of the key processes driving the interaction between solar and interstellar media, but also as an element of the definition of the heliopause ...Lire la suite >
We highlight the importance of magnetic reconnection at the heliopause, both as one of the key processes driving the interaction between solar and interstellar media, but also as an element of the definition of the heliopause itself. We highlight the main observations that have fed the current debates on the definition, location and shape of the heliopause. We explain that discriminating between the current interpretations of plasma and magnetic field structures near the heliopause necessitates appropriate measurements which are lacking on Voyager 1 and 2, and describe some of the ensuing requirements for thermal plasma measurements on a future Interstellar Probe. The content of this article was submitted as a white paper contribution to the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics 2024–2033 of the National Academy of Sciences.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
Heliosphere
Heliopause
Solar wind
Heliosheath
Interstellar medium
Magnetic Reconnection
Instrumentation
Origine
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