SPECTRAL POLARIZATION ANALYSIS OF THE INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC-FIELD FLUCTUATIONS

Authors
POLYGIANNAKIS JM MOUSSAS X QUENBY JJ SMITH EJ
Citation
Jm. Polygiannakis et al., SPECTRAL POLARIZATION ANALYSIS OF THE INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC-FIELD FLUCTUATIONS, Solar physics, 149(2), 1994, pp. 381-389
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Solar physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00380938
Volume
149
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
381 - 389
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-0938(1994)149:2<381:SPAOTI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A new computational method and algorithm, based on complex Fourier ana lysis, is used to derive the spectral density of plane and circularly polarized fluctuation components of the interplanetary magnetic field. Applications of the method have been made using HEOS 2 (1 AU), Pionee r 10 (5 AU), Pioneer 11 (20 AU), and ICE (Giocabini-Zinner's comet) da ta sets. The results show the existence of circularly polarized MHD wa ves in all cases.