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Properties of Sharp and Large Changes in the Solar Wind Ion Flux (Density)

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The results of a detailed study of large (by 20% and more) and sharp (faster than ten minutes) changes of the ion flux in the solar wind are presented. The data are provided by regular measurements onboard the INTERBALL-1 satellite in the period 1996–1999. Using statistical analysis, we obtained the distribution of these changes in their absolute and relative strength. It is shown that, for a considerable proportion of the events, such sharp and large changes of the ion flux (density) take place under conditions of fairly constant values of the solar wind velocity and of both the magnitude and components of the interplanetary magnetic field.

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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Profsoyuznaya ul., 84/32, Moscow, 117997, Russia

    M. O. Riazantseva, P. A. Dalin & G. N. Zastenker

  2. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Vorob'evy gory, Moscow, 119899, Russia

    M. O. Riazantseva

  3. Baikal State University of Economics and Law, Irkutsk, Russia

    V. A. Parhomov

  4. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Solar–Terrestrial Physics, Irkutsk, Russia

    V. G. Eselevich & M. V. Eselevich

  5. Space Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    J. Richardson

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Riazantseva, M.O., Dalin, P.A., Zastenker, G.N. et al. Properties of Sharp and Large Changes in the Solar Wind Ion Flux (Density). Cosmic Research 41, 371–381 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025009727321

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