The transition between fast and slow solar wind from composition data

Authors
Zurbuchen, TH Hefti, S Fisk, LA Gloeckler, G Von Steiger, R
Citation
Th. Zurbuchen et al., The transition between fast and slow solar wind from composition data, SPACE SCI R, 87(1-2), 1999, pp. 353-356
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS
ISSN journal
00386308 → ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
353 - 356
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-6308(1999)87:1-2<353:TTBFAS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The transition between coronal hole associated fast solar wind and slow sol ar wind is studied using data from the high resolution mass spectrometer SW ICS on ACE. We discuss the data in the framework of a recent theory about t he global heliospheric magnetic field and conclude that the data are consis tent with magnetic connections between field-lines in the fast and in the s low wind.