Further Studies of Waves Accompanying the Solar Wind Pick-up of Interstellar Hydrogen
Balogh, A.; Tsurutani, B. T.; Smith, E. J.; Murphy, N.; Southwood, D. J.
United States, United Kingdom
Abstract
Data collected by the magnetometer onboard the Ulysses spacecraft are surveyed for the occurrence of waves generated during the pick-up of interstellar hydrogen. Thirty one wave events were found during a 640 day study period, between March 21, 1992 and December 20, 1993 (after the Ulysses encounter with Jupiter). It is found that observation of the waves does not depend on the magnitude of the background magnetic field, but is a strong function of the angle between the magnetic field and the solar wind flow direction, with small angles being favored.