EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER (IBEX) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES
We study the energy dependence of ~0.5-6 keV energetic neutral atom (ENA) spectra in the southern heliospheric polar region obtained during five six-month sky maps measured by IBEX-Hi. We calculate the spectral slopes in the south pole in four different energy bands, namely, ~0.7-1.1 keV, ~1.1-1.7 k...
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ftmit:oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/95622 2023-06-11T04:16:44+02:00 EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER (IBEX) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES Dayeh, M. A. McComas, David J. Allegrini, F. DeMajistre, R. Desai, M. I. Funsten, H. O. Janzen, Paul H. Livadiotis, G. Randol, B. M. Reisenfeld, D. B. Schwadron, N. A. Vanderspek, Roland K MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Vanderspek, Roland K. 2011-12 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95622 en_US eng IOP Publishing http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/749/1/50 Astrophysical Journal 0004-637X 1538-4357 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95622 Dayeh, M. A., D. J. McComas, F. Allegrini, B. De Majistre, M. I. Desai, H. O. Funsten, P. Janzen, et al. “ EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER ( IBEX ) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES .” The Astrophysical Journal 749, no. 1 (March 21, 2012): 50. © 2012 The American Astronomical Society Article 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. American Astronomical Society Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2011 ftmit https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/749/1/50 2023-05-29T08:30:03Z We study the energy dependence of ~0.5-6 keV energetic neutral atom (ENA) spectra in the southern heliospheric polar region obtained during five six-month sky maps measured by IBEX-Hi. We calculate the spectral slopes in the south pole in four different energy bands, namely, ~0.7-1.1 keV, ~1.1-1.7 keV, ~1.7-2.7 keV, and ~2.7-4.3 keV. We show (1) a persistent flattening of the ENA spectrum between ~1 and 2 keV, (2) significantly different modes (2.31, 1.58, 0.97, and 1.44) for the distributions of the slopes in the four different energy bands, and (3) a general decrease with increasing energy in the widths (FWHM) and mode fluctuations (their spread) of the slope distributions. We also compare the averaged ENA spectra measured at the south pole and at mid-latitudes. We conclude that the flattening between ~1 and 2 keV in the polar spectrum (spectral break) is produced by an enhancement of ENAs created by charge exchange between interstellar neutrals and pick-up ions in the fast solar wind. United States. Dept. of Energy United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) South Pole The Astrophysical Journal 749 1 50 |
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We study the energy dependence of ~0.5-6 keV energetic neutral atom (ENA) spectra in the southern heliospheric polar region obtained during five six-month sky maps measured by IBEX-Hi. We calculate the spectral slopes in the south pole in four different energy bands, namely, ~0.7-1.1 keV, ~1.1-1.7 keV, ~1.7-2.7 keV, and ~2.7-4.3 keV. We show (1) a persistent flattening of the ENA spectrum between ~1 and 2 keV, (2) significantly different modes (2.31, 1.58, 0.97, and 1.44) for the distributions of the slopes in the four different energy bands, and (3) a general decrease with increasing energy in the widths (FWHM) and mode fluctuations (their spread) of the slope distributions. We also compare the averaged ENA spectra measured at the south pole and at mid-latitudes. We conclude that the flattening between ~1 and 2 keV in the polar spectrum (spectral break) is produced by an enhancement of ENAs created by charge exchange between interstellar neutrals and pick-up ions in the fast solar wind. United States. Dept. of Energy United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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Dayeh, M. A. McComas, David J. Allegrini, F. DeMajistre, R. Desai, M. I. Funsten, H. O. Janzen, Paul H. Livadiotis, G. Randol, B. M. Reisenfeld, D. B. Schwadron, N. A. Vanderspek, Roland K |
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Dayeh, M. A. McComas, David J. Allegrini, F. DeMajistre, R. Desai, M. I. Funsten, H. O. Janzen, Paul H. Livadiotis, G. Randol, B. M. Reisenfeld, D. B. Schwadron, N. A. Vanderspek, Roland K EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER (IBEX) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES |
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Dayeh, M. A. McComas, David J. Allegrini, F. DeMajistre, R. Desai, M. I. Funsten, H. O. Janzen, Paul H. Livadiotis, G. Randol, B. M. Reisenfeld, D. B. Schwadron, N. A. Vanderspek, Roland K |
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EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER (IBEX) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES |
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EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER (IBEX) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES |
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EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER (IBEX) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES |
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EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER (IBEX) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES |
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EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER (IBEX) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES |
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effects of fast and slow solar wind on the energetic neutral atom (ena) spectra measured by the interstellar boundary explorer (ibex) at the heliospheric poles |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/749/1/50 Astrophysical Journal 0004-637X 1538-4357 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95622 Dayeh, M. A., D. J. McComas, F. Allegrini, B. De Majistre, M. I. Desai, H. O. Funsten, P. Janzen, et al. “ EFFECTS OF FAST AND SLOW SOLAR WIND ON THE ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) SPECTRA MEASURED BY THE INTERSTELLAR BOUNDARY EXPLORER ( IBEX ) AT THE HELIOSPHERIC POLES .” The Astrophysical Journal 749, no. 1 (March 21, 2012): 50. © 2012 The American Astronomical Society |
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