The Heliotail: Theory and Modeling

Pogorelov, N. V.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/719/1/012013

Title: The Heliotail: Theory and Modeling

Journal Article · 31 May 2016 · Journal of Physics. Conference Series

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/719/1/012013 · OSTI ID:1326082

Pogorelov, N. V. ^[1]

Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL (United States). Dept. of Space Science

Physical processes are discussed related to the heliotail which is formed when the solar wind interacts with the local interstellar medium. Although astrotails are commonly observed, the heliotail observations are only indirect. As a consequence, the direct comparison of the observed astrophysical objects and the Sun is impossible. This requires proper theoretical understanding of the heliotail formation and evolution, and numerical simulations in sufficiently large computational boxes. In this paper, we review some previous results related to the heliotail flow and show new simulations which demonstrate that the solar wind collimation inside the Parker spiral field lines diverted by the heliopause toward the heliotail is unrealistic. On the contrary, solar cycle effects ensure that the solar wind density reaches its largest values near the solar equatorial plane. We also argue that a realistic heliotail should be very long to account for the observed anisotropy of 1-10 TeV cosmic rays.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0008334; NNX14AJ53G; NNX14AF41G; NNX14AF43G; NNX15AN72G; NNX16AG83G; OCI-1144120; SMD-15-5860

OSTI ID:: 1326082

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Vol. 719; ISSN 1742-6588

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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