NASA NTRS · 19750043943
Instabilities connected with neutral sheets in the solar wind
Abstract
A preliminary study is presented of two sets of data obtained by HEOS 1 and OGO 5 in the solar wind, which reveal the internal structure of two neutral sheets and their two-dimensional structure. HEOS 1 observations of the effects of the tearing mode instability in one of the sheets are described, including complicated structures connected with the sector boundary, sharp increases and decreases in the magnetic field intensity, and the presence of closed loops. HEOS 1 and OGO 5 observations of large oscillations due to plasma pressure imbalances are discussed, and it is concluded that an interchange instability may have been observed.
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Formisano, V., Hedgecock, P. C., Russell, C. T., Means, J. D.. 1974-01-01. Instabilities connected with neutral sheets in the solar wind. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19750043943
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