The boundary conditions of the heliosphere: photoionization models constrained by interstellar and in situ data

2007/04/30 by Jonathan D. Slavin, J. D. Slavin, P. C. Frisch +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Boundary (topology) #Boundary value problem #Heliosphere #In situ #Interstellar medium #Photoionization #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078101

14 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Astronomy & Astrophysics together with papers from the International Space Sciences Institute workshop on Interstellar Hydrogen in the Heliosphere

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Abstract

Context. The boundary conditions of the heliosphere are set by the ionization, density, and composition of inflowing interstellar matter.

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