Slow wind belt in the quiet solar corona
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The slow solar wind belt in the quiet corona, observed with Metis coronagraph on board Solar Orbiter May 15, 2020, during activity minimum of cycle 24, a field view extending from 3.8 $R_\odot$ to 7.0 $R_\odot$, is formed by and dense stream running along coronal current sheet, accelerating radial direction reaching at 6.8 speed within 150 km s$^{-1}$ 190 s$^{-1}$, depending assumptions velocity distribution neutral hydrogen atoms plasma. separated thin regions high shear faster streams, almost symmetric relative peak 175 230 same level. density-velocity structure zone discussed terms expansion factor open magnetic lines that known be related quasi-steady wind, relation presence web quasi separatrix layers, S-web, potential sites reconnection release plasma into wind. parameters characterizing are derived 3D MHD model calculations. S-web found coincide latitudinal region where outer corona surrounded layers expanding non-monotonic way.
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عنوان ژورنال: Physics of Plasmas
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1070-664X', '1527-2419', '1089-7674']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0132824