What is the Solar Wind Frame of Reference?

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 889; no. 2; pp. 163 - 176
• Main Authors: N me ek, Zden k, urovcová, Tereza, Šafránková, Jana, N mec, František, Matteini, Lorenzo, Stansby, David, Janitzek, Nils, Berger, Lars, Wimmer-Schweingruber, Robert F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.02.2020; IOP Publishing; American Astronomical Society
• Subjects: Alfven waves; Astrophysics; Charged particles; Charging; Energy conservation; Fast solar wind; Interplanetary magnetic field; Interplanetary magnetic fields; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics; Physics; Slow solar wind; Solar wind; Solar wind flow; Solar wind ions; Solar wind velocity; Temporal resolution; Velocity; Wind flow; Wind speed

Various solar wind ion species move with different speeds and theoretical considerations as well as limited observations in a region close to the Sun show that heavy solar wind ions tend to flow faster than protons, at least in less-aged fast solar wind streams. The solar wind flow carries the froze...