Optimum conditions of observation of tubular-loop structures of the interplanetary magnetic field and estimation of their lifetime

Basic conditions of observation of IMF tubular-loop structures are considered on the basis of experimental data of studying the fluxes of solar cosmic ray protons in the interplanetary medium. Lifetime of these structures, when their sources disappear on the Sun, is estimated.     

Long-term variations of asymmetry of the solar magnetic field and geometry of the interplanetary magnetic field

A comparative analysis of variations of the mean solar magnetic field and the interplanetary magnetic field over all history of their measurements is performed. Asymmetry of the solar magnetic field and its manifestation in the heliosphere is investigated. Long-term variations of the solar magnetic field and the heliosphere, which manifest themselves in alternation of dominating magnetic polarities of different sign, are discovered. On the basis of the analysis of cumulative sums of the IMF components, long-term variations of the IMF geometry and of the solar wind spiral angle are found. The cumulative sum of the IMF B _z component perpendicular to the ecliptic plane also shows long-term variations. Time intervals are revealed, in which negative values of the IMF B _z component dominate, and an increased geomagnetic activity is observed.