heliospheric current sheet
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The heliospheric current sheet is a vast, wavy surface in the solar system where the Sun’s rotating magnetic field causes a thin electric current layer that separates regions of opposite magnetic polarity in the solar wind.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astrophysical structure
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current sheet ⓘ plasma structure ⓘ |
| affects | modulation of galactic cosmic rays at 1 AU ⓘ |
| alignedWith | solar magnetic equator ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
interplanetary magnetic field
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solar wind ⓘ |
| boundaryBetween | magnetic sectors of the solar wind ⓘ |
| composedOf | ionized plasma ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | spacecraft observations ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | near the Sun ⓘ |
| extendsTo | outer heliosphere ⓘ |
| governedBy | magnetohydrodynamics ⓘ |
| hasCause | Sun's rotating magnetic field ⓘ |
| hasCurrentDensity | on the order of 10^-10 A/m^2 near Earth ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryEra | space age ⓘ |
| hasElectricCurrentDirection | azimuthal ⓘ |
| hasMagneticPolarityChange | across the sheet GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProperty | thin electric current layer ⓘ |
| hasPolarityReversalFrequency | approximately every 11 years ⓘ |
| hasReferenceFrame | heliographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasSectorStructure |
four-sector configuration during some solar cycle phases
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two-sector configuration during some solar cycle phases ⓘ |
| hasShape | wavy surface ⓘ |
| hasSynonym |
HCS
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interplanetary current sheet ⓘ |
| hasTemporalVariation | changes with the solar cycle ⓘ |
| hasThickness | on the order of 10,000 kilometers near Earth ⓘ |
| hasWarping | ballerina skirt shape ⓘ |
| influences |
propagation of cosmic rays
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solar energetic particle transport ⓘ structure of the interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ |
| isDynamic | true ⓘ |
| isGlobalStructure | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | solar system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
ACE spacecraft
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Parker Solar Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioneer spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Wind spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | heliosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | solar magnetic polarity reversal ⓘ |
| separates | regions of opposite magnetic polarity in the solar wind ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
heliophysics
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space plasma physics ⓘ |
| tiltedRelativeTo | solar rotational equator ⓘ |
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