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John W. Belcher.
Chronopoulos, Chris
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
2010-02-09T16:50:14Z
2010-02-09T16:50:14Z
2009
2009
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51604
495723562
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 35).
A new coordinate system (Interstellar Heliospheric Coordinates, or IHC) is introduced to enable the detailed study of the influence of the interstellar wind on the heliosheath. Recent, in situ measurements of plasma velocities in the heliosheath by Voyager 2 are projected into the IHC system and analyzed. We consider steady state flows as well as time dependent phenomena, and we show that a transient event with no obvious cause or direction takes a particularly simple form in IHC.
by Chris Chronopoulos.
S.B.
35 p.
eng
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Plasma velocities in the Heliosheath and the influence of the interstellar wind
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