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The solar wind in the outer solar system

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The properties of the solar wind including magnetic fields, plasma, and plasma waves are briefly reviewed with emphasis on conditions near and beyond the orbit of Jupiter. An extrapolation of the steady-state wind to large distances, evolution of disturbances and structure, modulation of cosmic rays, interactions with planetary bodies (bow shocks and magnetosheaths), and interactions with interstellar neutral helium and hydrogen are briefly discussed. Some comments on instrumentation requirements to observationally define the above phenomena are also included.

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Montgomery, M.D. The solar wind in the outer solar system. Space Sci Rev 14, 559–575 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00214762

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