The multi-scale nature of the solar wind

D Verscharen, KG Klein, BA Maruca - Living reviews in solar physics, 2019 - Springer
The solar wind is a magnetized plasma and as such exhibits collective plasma behavior
associated with its characteristic spatial and temporal scales. The characteristic length …

Solar modulation of cosmic rays

MS Potgieter - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2013 - Springer
This is an overview of the solar modulation of cosmic rays in the heliosphere. It is a broad
topic with numerous intriguing aspects so that a research framework has to be chosen to …

Solar cycle of imaging the global heliosphere: Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) observations from 2009–2019

DJ McComas, M Bzowski, MA Dayeh… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission has operated in space for a
full solar activity cycle (Solar Cycle 24), and IBEX observations have exposed the global …

Faltering steps into the galaxy: the boundary regions of the heliosphere

GP Zank - Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The interaction of the heliosphere with the local interstellar medium (LISM) results in a
complicated series of boundary regions. The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are exploring …

A three-dimensional map of the heliosphere from IBEX

DB Reisenfeld, M Bzowski, HO Funsten… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission has shown that variations in the
energetic neutral atom (ENA) flux from the outer heliosphere are associated with the solar …

Circularity of the interstellar boundary explorer ribbon of enhanced energetic neutral atom (ena) flux

HO Funsten, R DeMajistre, PC Frisch… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
As a sharp feature in the sky, the ribbon of enhanced energetic neutral atom (ENA) flux
observed by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission is a key signature for …

Seven years of imaging the global heliosphere with IBEX

DJ McComas, EJ Zirnstein, M Bzowski… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has now operated in space for 7 years
and returned nearly continuous observations that have led to scientific discoveries and …

Fourteen Years of Energetic Neutral Atom Observations from IBEX

DJ McComas, M Alimaganbetov… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has been observing the outer
heliosphere and its interactions with the very local interstellar medium (VLISM) via …

Separation of the ribbon from globally distributed energetic neutral atom flux using the first five years of IBEX observations

NA Schwadron, E Moebius, SA Fuselier… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) observes the IBEX ribbon, which
stretches across much of the sky observed in energetic neutral atoms (ENAs). The ribbon …

IBEX's Enigmatic Ribbon in the sky and its many possible sources

DJ McComas, WS Lewis… - Reviews of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Launched in October 2008, NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has provided the
first‐ever energy‐resolved all‐sky maps of energetic neutral atom (ENA) emissions from the …