NASA NTRS · 19930049630
Sensing the solar-wind termination shock from Earth's orbit
Abstract
The solar-wind termination shock is inaccessible for repeated in situ investigation. We examine, therefore, the possibility of remote sensing the entire heliopause from Earth's orbit using the energetic neutral atoms (ENA) produced by charge exchange between energetic ions and the neutral atoms of the interstellar medium at and beyond the termination shock. We estimate the ENA fluxes at Earth's orbit coming from the thermalized solar-wind ions and the shock-accelerated anomalous cosmic rays (ACR) at the heliospheric boundary.
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Hsieh, K. C., Shih, K. L., Jokipii, J. R., Gruntman, M. A.. 1992-01-01. Sensing the solar-wind termination shock from Earth's orbit. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930049630
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