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R. Karrer P. Bochsler C. Giammanco F. M. Ipavich J. A. Paquette P. Wurz 《Space Science Reviews》2007,130(1-4):317-321
Using the Mass Time-of-Flight Spectrometer (MTOF)—part of the Charge, Elements, Isotope Analysis System (CELIAS)—onboard the
Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, we derive the nickel isotopic composition for the isotopes with mass 58,
60 and 62 in the solar wind. In addition we measure the elemental abundance ratio of nickel to iron. We use data accumulated
during ten years of SOHO operation to get sufficiently high counting statistics and compare periods of different solar wind
velocities. We compare our values with the meteoritic ratios, which are believed to be a reliable reference for the solar
system and also for the solar outer convective zone, since neither element is volatile and no isotopic fractionation is expected
in meteorites. Meteoritic isotopic abundances agree with the terrestrial values and can thus be considered to be a reliable
reference for the solar isotopic composition. The measurements show that the solar wind elemental Ni/Fe-ratio and the isotopic
composition of solar wind nickel are consistent with the meteoritic values. This supports the concept that low-FIP elements
are fed without relative fractionation into the solar wind. Our result also confirms the absence of substantial isotopic fractionation
processes for medium and heavy ions acting in the solar wind. 相似文献
2.
The Sun is the largest reservoir of matter in the solar system, which formed 4.6 Gyr ago from the protosolar nebula. Data
from space missions and theoretical models indicate that the solar wind carries a nearly unfractionated sample of heavy isotopes
at energies of about 1 keV/amu from the Sun into interplanetary space. In anticipation of results from the Genesis mission’s
solar-wind implanted samples, we revisit solar wind isotopic abundance data from the high-resolution CELIAS/MTOF spectrometer
on board SOHO. In particular, we evaluate the isotopic abundance ratios 15N/14N, 17O/16O, and 18O/16O in the solar wind, which are reference values for isotopic fractionation processes during the formation of terrestrial planets
as well as for the Galactic chemical evolution. We also give isotopic abundance ratios for He, Ne, Ar, Mg, Si, Ca, and Fe
measured in situ in the solar wind. 相似文献
3.
The SOHO Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer (UVCS/SOHO) has observed the extended solar corona between 1 and 10 R· for more
than two years. We review spectroscopic and polarimetric measurements made in coronal holes, equatorial streamers, and coronal
mass ejections, as well as selected non-solar targets. UVCS/SOHO has provided a great amount of empirical information about
the physical processes that heat and accelerate the solar wind, and about detailed coronal structure and evolution.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
4.
R. Bodmer P. Bochsler J. Geiss R. von Steiger G. Gloeckler 《Space Science Reviews》1995,72(1-2):61-64
This is the first study of the isotopic composition of solar wind helium with the SWICS time-of flight mass spectrometer. Although the design of SWICS is not optimized to measure3He abundances precisely,4He/3He flux ratios can be deduced from the data. The long term ratio is 2290±200, which agrees with the results obtained with the ICI magnetic mass spectrometer on ISEE-3 and with the Apollo SWC foil experiments.The ULYSSES spacecraft follows a trajectory which is ideal for the study of different solar wind types. During one year, from mid-1992 to mid-1993, it was in a range of heliographic latitudes where a recurrent fast stream from the southern polar coronal hole was observed every solar rotation. Solar wind bulk velocities ranged from 350 km/s to 950 km/s which would, in principle allow us to identify velocity-correlated compositional variations. Our investigation of solar wind helium, however, shows an isotopic ratio which does not depend on the solar wind speed. 相似文献
5.
R. Esser 《Space Science Reviews》1994,70(1-2):331-340
Some of the main problems of solar wind expansion are addressed. Emphasis is placed on solar wind acceleration and the mass flux problem. It is demonstrated how these two properties of the flow depend on other plasma parameters such as temperature, density and helium abundance. The importance of placing constraints on a given solar wind flow in the inner corona and at larger distances from the sun simultaneously, is also shown. Whether and how these constraints can be derived from observations carried out by SOHO instruments is then discussed. 相似文献
6.
U. Feldman 《Space Science Reviews》1998,85(1-2):227-240
Recent spectroscopic measurements from instruments on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) find that the coronal
composition above a polar coronal hole is nearly photospheric. However, similar SOHO observations show that in coronal plasmas
above quiet equatorial regions low-FIP elements are enhanced by a factor of ≈ 4. In addition, the process of elemental settling
in coronal plasmas high above the solar surface was shown to exist. Measurements by the Ulysses spacecraft, which are based
on non-spectroscopic particle counting techniques, show that, with the exception of He, the elemental composition of the fast
speed solar wind is similar to within a factor of 1.5 to the composition of the photosphere. In contrast, similar measurements
in the slow speed wind show that elements with low first ionization potential (FIP < 10 eV) are enhanced, relative to the
photosphere, by a factor of 4-5. By combining the SOHO and Ulysses results, ideas related to the origin of the slow speed
solar wind are presented. Using spectroscopic measurements by the Solar Ultraviolet Measurement of Emitted Radiation (SUMER)
instrument on SOHO the photospheric abundance of He was determined as 8.5 ± 1.3% (Y = 0.248).
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
7.
P. Bochsler 《Space Science Reviews》1998,85(1-2):291-302
The composition of the solar wind is largely determined by the composition of the source material, i.e. the present-day composition
of the outer convective zone. It is then modified by the processes which operate in the transition region and in the inner
corona. In situ measurements of the solar wind composition give a unique opportunity to obtain information on the isotopic
and elemental composition of the Sun. However, elemental — and to some degree also isotopic — fractionation can occur in the
flow of matter from the outer convective zone into the interplanetary space. The most important examples of elemental fractionation
are the well-known FIP/FIT effect (First Ionization Potential/Time) and the sometimes dramatic variations of the helium abundance
relative to hydrogen in the solar wind. A thorough investigation of fractionation processes which cause compositional variations
in different solar wind regimes is necessary to make inferences about the solar source composition from solar wind observations.
Our understanding of these processes is presently improving thanks to the detailed diagnostics offered by the optical instrumentation
on SOHO. Correlated observations of particle instruments on Ulysses, WIND, and SOHO, together with optical observations will
help to make inferences for the solar composition. Continuous in situ observations of several isotopic species with the particle
instruments on WIND and SOHO are currently incorporated into an experimental database to infer isotopic fractionation processes
which operate in different solar wind regimes between the solar surface and the interplanetary medium.
Except for the relatively minor effects of secular gravitational sedimentation which works at the boundary between the outer
convective zone and the radiative zone, refractory elements such as Mg can be used as faithful witnesses to monitor the magnitude
of these processes. With theoretical considerations it is possible to make inferences about the importance of isotopic fractionation
in the solar wind from a comparison of optical and in situ observations of elemental fractionation with the corresponding
models.
Theoretical models and preliminary results from particle observations indicate that the combined isotope effects do not exceed
a few percent per mass unit. In the worst case, which concerns the astrophysically important 3He/4He ratio, we expect an overall
effect of at most several percent in the sense of a systematic depletion of the heavier isotope. Continued observations with
WIND, SOHO, and ACE, and, with the revival of the foil technique, with the upcoming Genesis mission will further consolidate
our knowledge about the relation between solar wind dynamics and solar wind composition.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
8.
The space-based Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a joint venture of ESA and NASA within the frame of the Solar Terrestrial Science Programme (STSP), the first Cornerstone of ESA's long-term programme Space Science — Horizon 2000. The principal scientific objectives of the SOHO mission are: a) a better understanding of the structure and dynamics of the solar interior using techniques of helioseismology, and b) a better insight into the physical processes that form and heat the Sun's corona, maintain it and give rise to its acceleration into the solar wind. To achieve these goals, SOHO carries a payload consisting of 12 sets of complementary instruments which are briefly described here. 相似文献
9.
S. R. Habbal 《Space Science Reviews》1994,70(1-2):37-46
The observational characteristics of the small scale magnetic structures are summarized. The temperature structure and temporal variability of the emission from coronal bright points, that pervade the source region of the solar wind in coronal holes and the quiet sun, and from active regions are shown to be remarkably similar. Particular emphasis is given to observations, potentially feasible with SOHO, that could resolve some of the outstanding issues regarding the role of the small scale magnetic structures in the energy balance and properties of the solar wind. 相似文献
10.
M. Neugebauer 《Space Science Reviews》1994,70(1-2):319-330
The solar wind emanating from coronal holes (CH) constitutes a quasi-stationary flow whose properties change only slowly with the evolution of the hole itself. Some of the properties of the wind from coronal holes depend on whether the source is a large polar coronal hole or a small near-equatorial hole. The speed of polar CH flows is usually between 700 and 800 km/s, whereas the speed from the small equatorial CH flows is generally lower and can be <400 km/s. At 1 AU, the average particle and energy fluxes from polar CH are 2.5×108 cm–2 sec–1 and 2.0 erg cm–2 s–1. This particle flux is significantly less than the 4×108 cm–2 sec–1 observed in the slow, interstream wind, but the energy fluxes are approximately the same. Both the particle and energy fluxes from small equatorial holes are somewhat smaller than the fluxes from the large polar coronal holes.Many of the properties of the wind from coronal holes can be explained, at least qualitatively, as being the result of the effect of the large flux of outward-propagating Alfvén waves observed in CH flows. The different ion species have roughly equal thermal speeds which are also close to the Alfvén speed. The velocity of heavy ions exceeds the proton velocity by the Alfvén speed, as if the heavy ions were surfing on the waves carried by the proton fluid.The elemental composition of the CH wind is less fractionated, having a smaller enhancement of elements with low first-ionization potentials than the interstream wind, the wind from coronal mass ejections, or solar energetic particles. There is also evidence of fine-structure in the ratio of the gas and magnetic pressures which maps back to a scale size of roughly 1° at the Sun, similar to some of the fine structures in coronal holes such as plumes, macrospicules, and the supergranulation. 相似文献
11.
Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber Rudolf Von Steiger Johannes Geiss George Gloeckler Fred M. Ipavich Berend Wilken 《Space Science Reviews》1998,85(1-2):387-396
Recent observations with UVCS on SOHO of high outflow velocities of O5+ at low coronal heights have spurred much discussion about the dynamics of solar wind acceleration. On the other hand, O6+ is the most abundant oxygen charge state in the solar wind, but is not observed by UVCS or by SUMER because this helium-like
ion has no emission lines falling in the wave lengths observable by these instruments. Therefore, there is considerable interest
in observing O5+ in situ in order to understand the relative importance of O5+ with respect to the much more abundant O6+. High speed streams are the prime candidates for the search for O5+ because all elements exhibit lower freezing-in temperatures in high speed streams than in the slow solar wind. The Ulysses
spacecraft was exposed to long time periods of high speed streams during its passage over the polar regions of the Sun. The
Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS) on Ulysses is capable of resolving this rare oxygen charge state. We present
the first measurement of O5+ in the solar wind and compare these data with those of the more abundant oxygen species O6+ and O7+. We find that our observations of the oxygen charge states can be fitted with a single coronal electron temperature in the
range of 1.0 to 1.2 MK assuming collisional ionization/recombination equilibrium with an ambient Maxwellian electron gas.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
12.
The kinetic properties of heavy ions in the solar wind are known to behave in a well organized way under most solar wind flow conditions: Their speeds are all equal and faster than that of hydrogen by about the local Alfvén speed, and their kinetic temperatures are proportional to their mass. The simplicity of these properties points to a straightforward physical interpretation; wave-particle interactions with Alfvén waves are the probable cause. With the SWICS sensor on board Ulysses, it is now possible to investigate the kinetic properties of many more ion species than before. Furthermore, the transition of Ulysses into the fast stream emanating from the south polar coronal hole since 1992 allows us to study these properties both in the slow, interstream solar wind, as well as in an unambiguously identified fast stream. We present data from SWICS/Ulysses on the dominant ions of He, C, O, Ne, and Mg. As a result we find that, both in the slow wind and in fast streams, the isotachic property is obeyed even better than it could be determined by the ICI instrument on ISEE-3. The mass proportionality ofT
kin is also shown to hold for these ions, including the newly identified C and Mg. 相似文献
13.
Gloeckler G. Cain J. Ipavich F.M. Tums E.O. Bedini P. Fisk L.A. Zurbuchen T.H. Bochsler P. Fischer J. Wimmer-Schweingruber R.F. Geiss J. Kallenbach R. 《Space Science Reviews》1998,86(1-4):497-539
The Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS) and the Solar Wind Ions Mass Spectrometer (SWIMS) on ACE are instruments
optimized for measurements of the chemical and isotopic composition of solar and interstellar matter. SWICS determines uniquely
the chemical and ionic-charge composition of the solar wind, the thermal and mean speeds of all major solar wind ions from
H through Fe at all solar wind speeds above 300 km s−1 (protons) and 170 km s−1 (Fe+16), and resolves H and He isotopes of
both solar and interstellar sources. SWICS will measure the distribution functions of both the interstellar cloud and dust
cloud pickup ions up to energies of 100 keV e−1. SWIMS will measure the chemical, isotopic and charge state composition of
the solar wind for every element between He and Ni. Each of the two instruments uses electrostatic analysis followed by a
time-of-flight and, as required, an energy measurement. The observations made with SWICS and SWIMS will make valuable contributions
to the ISTP objectives by providing information regarding the composition and energy distribution of matter entering the magnetosphere.
In addition, SWICS and SWIMS results will have an impact on many areas of solar and heliospheric physics, in particular providing
important and unique information on: (i) conditions and processes in the region of the corona where the solar wind is accelerated;
(ii) the location of the source regions of the solar wind in the corona; (iii) coronal heating processes; (iv) the extent
and causes of variations in the composition of the solar atmosphere; (v) plasma processes in the solar wind; (vi) the acceleration
of particles in the solar wind; (vii) the physics of the pickup process of interstellar He in the solar wind; and (viii) the
spatial distribution and characteristics of sources of neutral matter in the inner heliosphere.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
14.
New methods of local helioseismology and uninterrupted time series of solar oscillation data from the Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory (SOHO) have led to a major advance in our understanding of the structure and dynamics of active regions in the
subsurface layers. The initial results show that large active regions are formed by repeated magnetic flux emergence from
the deep interior, and that their roots are at least 50 Mm deep. The active regions change the temperature structure and flow
dynamics of the upper convection zone, forming large circulation cells of converging flows. The helioseismic observations
also indicate that the processes of magnetic energy release, flares and coronal mass ejections, might be associated with strong
(1–2 km/s) shearing flows, 4–6 Mm below the surface. 相似文献
15.
The Sun is the largest reservoir of matter in the solar system, which formed 4.6 Gy ago from the protosolar nebula. The solar
wind carries a nearly unfractionated sample of heavy isotopes at energies of about 1 keV/amu from the Sun into interplanetary
space. Data from space missions and theoretical models indicate that the isotopes of the volatile elements N, O, Ne, and Ar
are fractionated by at most a few percent per atomic mass unit in different solar wind regimes. In contrast, isotopic abundances
of solar and heliospheric energetic particles at energies larger than about 100 keV/amu are observed to strongly vary relative
to solar abundances. Processes such as resonant acceleration or pre-acceleration by plasma waves, first-order Fermi acceleration,
or propagation in the interplanetary plasma are discussed as causes for charge-to-mass dependent fractionation.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
16.
R. Schwenn 《Space Science Reviews》2006,124(1-4):51-76
In this paper I will briefly summarize the present status of our knowledge on the four different sorts of solar wind, their
sources and their short- and long-term variations. First: the fast solar wind in high-speed streams that emerges from coronal
hole regions. Second: the slow solar wind emerging from the non-active Sun near the global heliospheric current sheet above
helmet streamers and underlying active regions. Third: the slow solar wind filling most of the heliosphere during high solar
activity, emerging above active regions in a highly turbulent state, and fourth: the plasma expelled from the Sun during coronal
mass ejections. The coronal sources of these different flows vary dramatically with the solar activity cycle. 相似文献
17.
Yuri I. Yermolaev 《Space Science Reviews》1994,70(1-2):379-386
The properties of different solar wind streams depend on the large scale structure of the coronal magnetic field. We present average values and distributions of bulk parameters (density, velocity, temperature, mass flux, momentum, and kinetic and thermal energy, ratio of thermal and magnetic pressure, as well as the helium abundance) as observed on board the Prognoz 7 satellite in different types of the solar wind streams. Maximum mass flux is recorded in the streams emanating from the coronal streamers while maximum thermal and kinetic energy fluxes are observed in the streams from the coronal holes. The momentum fluxes are equal in both types of streams. The maximum ratio of thermal and magnetic pressure is observed in heliospheric current sheet. The helium abundance in streams from coronal holes is higher than in streams from streamers, and its dependences on density and mass flux are different in different types of the streams. Also, the dynamics of -particle velocity and temperature relative to protons in streams from coronal holes and streamers is discussed. 相似文献
18.
We present a simple technique describing how limits on the helium abundance, , the ratio of helium to proton number density, can be inferred from measurements of the electron density, temperature and their gradients below 1.5R
s. As an illustration, we apply this technique to emission line intensities in the extreme ultraviolet, measured in polar coronal holes. The example indicates that can be significantly large in the inner corona. This technique could be applicable to the more extensive data to be obtained from coordinated ground and space-based observations during the Ulysses south polar passage and the Spartan flight, and subsequently during the SOHO mission. Limits on the helium abundance in the solar wind can thus be derived from its source region and compared to interplanetary values. 相似文献
19.
SOHO is a joint ESA/NASA mission to study the sun from its interior to, and including, the solar wind in interplanetary space. It is currently scheduled for launch in 1995. After launch SOHO with be operated from the Experiment Operations Facility (EOF) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The EOF will consist of facilities for instrument commanding, data reception, data reduction and data analysis. In this paper the operations concepts including instrument ground commanding from the EOF and communications capabilities between the EOF and ground observatories and the public networks in general will be described. 相似文献
20.
E. Marsch 《Space Science Reviews》1999,87(1-2):1-24
There are three major types of solar wind: The steady fast wind originating on open magnetic field lines in coronal holes,
the unsteady slow wind coming probably from the temporarily open streamer belt and the transient wind in the form of large
coronal mass ejections. The majority of the models is concerned with the fast wind, which is, at least during solar minimum,
the normal mode of the wind and most easily modeled by multi-fluid equations involving waves. The in-situ constraints imposed
on the models, mainly by the Helios (in ecliptic) and Ulysses (high-latitude) interplanetary measurements, are extensively
discussed with respect to fluid and kinetic properties of the wind. The recent SOHO observations have brought a wealth of
new information about the boundary conditions for the wind in the inner solar corona and about the plasma conditions prevailing
in the transition region and chromospheric sources of the wind plasma. These results are presented, and then some key questions
and scientific issues are identified.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献