Journal
FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2021.745152
Keywords
interplanetary magnetic structure; interplanetary current sheet; magnetic reconnection; solar wind; reconnection exhaust
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Funding
- Plan for Scientific Innovation Talent of Henan Province [174100510019]
- [41674170]
- [41974197]
- [41874204]
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This study surveyed 63 small-scale interplanetary magnetic flux ropes (SIMFRs) found within a 6-day window around the heliospheric current sheet (HCS) and found that the majority of SIMFRs were quasi-parallel to the associated HCS, with statistically shorter durations compared to cases quasi-perpendicular to the HCS. This suggests that most of these SIMFRs may be generated in the nearby HCSs.
The small-scale interplanetary magnetic flux ropes (SIMFRs) are common magnetic structures in the interplanetary space, yet their origination is still an open question. In this article, we surveyed 63 SIMFRs found within 6-day window around the heliospheric current sheet (HCS) and investigated their axial direction, as well as the local normal direction of the HCS. Results showed that the majority (48/63) of the SIMFRs were quasi-parallel to the associated HCS (i.e., the axial direction of SIMFRs was quasi-perpendicular to the normal direction of the associated HCS). They also showed that the SIMFRs quasi-parallel to the associated HCS statistically had shorter duration than the cases quasi-perpendicular. The results indicate that most of these SIMFRs may be generated in the nearby HCSs.
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