SURVIVAL OF DISCRETE STRUCTURES IN THE SOLAR-WIND

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MULLAN, DJ [1 ]
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[1] ARMAGH OBSERV, ARMAGH BT61 9DG, NORTH IRELAND
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SUN; SOLAR WIND; MAGNETIC FIELD; INTERPLANETARY MEDIUM; HYDROMAGNETICS; TURBULENCE;
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
Structures ejected by the Sun into the solar wind are subject to decay processes during their transit from Sun to Earth. Here, we estimate the survival time-scales for these structures against magnetic reconnection into the ambient field. Structures with initial dimensions less than a few tens of Mm probably cannot survive to the Earth's orbit.
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