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Solar Wind Speed and Temperature Outside 10 AU and the Termination Shock

Authors: Y. C. Whang, L. F. Burlaga, Y.-M. Wang, and N. R. Sheeley, Jr.

Whang et al. 2003 The Astrophysical Journal 589 635.

Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Fig. 2.

Solar wind temperature T at ﹩r=10﹩, 50, 100, and 150 AU following the fluid motion vs. the 1 AU wind speed V₀. Pickup protons play an important role in heating the solar wind. Data for each given r can be represented by a parabola.

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