interplanetary current sheet

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• Heliospheric current sheet — The heliospheric current sheet (HCS) is the surface within the Solar System where the polarity of the Sun s magnetic field changes from north to south. This field extends throughout the Sun s equatorial plane in the heliosphere. [ [http://science …   Wikipedia

• Current sheet — The heliospheric current sheet results from the influence of the Sun s rotating magnetic field on the plasma in the interplanetary medium[1] A current sheet is an electric current that is confined to a surface, rather than …   Wikipedia

• Interplanetary medium — [ heliospheric current sheet results from the influence of the Sun s rotating magnetic field on the plasma in the interplanetary medium. [http://quake.stanford.edu/ wso/gifs/HCS.html] ] The interplanetary medium is the material which fills the… …   Wikipedia

• Interplanetary Magnetic Field — The Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) is the term for the Sun’s magnetic field carried by the solar wind among the planets of the Solar System. [ heliospheric current sheet is a three dimensional form of a Parker spiral that results from the… …   Wikipedia

• Birkeland current — Schmatic of the Birkeland or Field Aligned Currents and the ionospheric current systems they connect to.[1] A Birkeland current is a set of currents which flow along geomagnetic field line connecting the Earth’s magnetosphere to the Earth s hi …   Wikipedia

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• Solar System — This article is about the Sun and its planetary system. For other systems, see planetary system and star system. For a list of physical and orbital statistics for the Solar System s largest bodies, see List of gravitationally rounded objects of… …   Wikipedia

• Sun — This article is about the star. For other uses, see Sun (disambiguation). The Sun …   Wikipedia

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• Magnetosphere — A magnetosphere is formed when a stream of charged particles, such as the solar wind, interacts with and is deflected by the intrinsic magnetic field of a planet or similar body. Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere, as are the other planets… …   Wikipedia

• Cluster (spacecraft) — Cluster Operator European Space Agency in international collaboration with NASA Major contractors Dornier GmbH (now part of EADS) Mission type Orbiter Satellite of Earth …   Wikipedia