Helium focusing cone
A helium focusing cone is a concentration of helium atoms that has passed through the Sun's heliosphere and is concentrated in a conical region on the opposite side from where the particles entered.[1]
References
- ^ Michaels, J.G; Raymond, J.C.; Bertaux, J.L.; Quémerais, E.; Lallement, R.; Ko, Y.-K.; Spadaro, D.; Gardner, L.D. (20 March 2002). "The Helium Focusing Cone of the Local Interstellar Medium Close to the Sun". The Astrophysical Journal. 568: 385–395. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links
- Observations of the helium focusing cone with pickup ions
- The Flow of Interstellar Helium in the Solar System
- A Breeze from the Stars, NASA
See also