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dc.contributor.authorWang, C.
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, John D.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-26T16:51:04Z
dc.date.available2015-02-26T16:51:04Z
dc.date.issued2011-05
dc.date.submitted2011-04
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205
dc.identifier.issn2041-8213
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95660
dc.description.abstractVoyager 2 (V2) has observed heliosheath (HSH) plasma since 2007 August. We describe how the plasma has evolved across the HSH. We show that the low solar wind dynamic pressure leads to an inward movement of the termination shock (TS) of about 10 AU to a minimum position of 73 AU in 2010. Near the TS large fluctuations are present in the HSH, but these fluctuations decrease as V2 moves further from the TS. The radial speed slowly decreases and the plasma flow slowly turns tailward. The temperature decreases across the HSH. The radial speed in 2011 remains above 100 km s[superscript –1], which implies that V2 is a substantial distance from the heliopause.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Contract 959203)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Grant NNX08AE49G)en_US
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dc.publisherIOP Publishingen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/734/1/l21en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceAmerican Astronomical Societyen_US
dc.titlePLASMA IN THE HELIOSHEATH: 3.5 YEARS OF OBSERVATIONSen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationRichardson, J. D., and C. Wang. “PLASMA IN THE HELIOSHEATH: 3.5 YEARS OF OBSERVATIONS.” The Astrophysical Journal 734, no. 1 (May 20, 2011): L21. © 2011 The American Astronomical Societyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Researchen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorRichardson, John D.en_US
dc.relation.journalAstrophysical Journal. Lettersen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsRichardson, J. D.; Wang, C.en_US
mit.licensePUBLISHER_POLICYen_US
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