Interplanetary magnetic field

The heliospheric current sheet is a three-dimensional form of a Parker spiral that results from the influence of the Sun's rotating magnetic field on the plasma in the interplanetary medium.^[1]

The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), now more commonly referred to as the heliospheric magnetic field (HMF),^[2] is the component of the solar magnetic field that is dragged out from the solar corona by the solar wind flow to fill the Solar System.

^ helio.gif (350×273) (Image).
^ Owens, Mathew J.; Forsyth, Robert J. (2013-11-28). "The Heliospheric Magnetic Field". Living Reviews in Solar Physics. 10 (1): 5. arXiv:1002.2934. Bibcode:2013LRSP...10....5O. doi:10.12942/lrsp-2013-5. ISSN 2367-3648. S2CID 122870891.

[1] helio.gif (350×273) (Image).

[2] Owens, Mathew J.; Forsyth, Robert J. (2013-11-28). "The Heliospheric Magnetic Field". Living Reviews in Solar Physics. 10 (1): 5. arXiv:1002.2934. Bibcode:2013LRSP...10....5O. doi:10.12942/lrsp-2013-5. ISSN 2367-3648. S2CID 122870891.

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