Interchange reconnection as the source of the fast solar wind within coronal holes.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
11
08
2022
accepted:
14
03
2023
medline:
9
6
2023
pubmed:
8
6
2023
entrez:
7
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The fast solar wind that fills the heliosphere originates from deep within regions of open magnetic field on the Sun called 'coronal holes'. The energy source responsible for accelerating the plasma is widely debated; however, there is evidence that it is ultimately magnetic in nature, with candidate mechanisms including wave heating
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pubmed: 37286648
doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05955-3
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-05955-3
pmc: PMC10247371
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Journal Article
Langues
eng
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252-256Informations de copyright
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