Interstellar Dust and Gas in the Heliosphere

• Main Author: Slavin, Jonathan D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2020
• Subjects: Astrophysics of Galaxies astro-ph.GA; FOS Physical sciences; Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2007.07113; https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.07113

Interstellar dust and gas that enter the heliosphere provide us with important clues about both the heliosphere and the local interstellar medium (LISM). The picture we have of the Local Interstellar Cloud (LIC) from both \emph{in situ} detections and absorption line data presents questions that have important implications for the origins and evolution of the cloud. New detections of $^{60}$Fe on Earth in deep sea crusts and Antarctic snow cores provide evidence for the role of supernovae in shaping the LISM. We discuss our models for the evolution of the LIC inside the Local Bubble and possible explanations for the source of the supernova produced dust. : 9 pages, 7 figures, contribution to the proceedings of the 19th Annual International Astrophysics Conference "From the Sun's Atmosphere to the Edge of the Galaxy: A Story of Connections" to be published in the Journal of Physics Conference Series