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American Geophysical Union, Journal of Geophysical Research, A12(101), p. 27521-27532, 1996

DOI: 10.1029/96ja02643

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Particle flows observed in ejecta during solar event onsets and their implication for the magnetic field topology

Journal article published in 1996 by I. G. Richardson ORCID, H. V. Cane
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Abstract

We investigate the magnetic field topology of ejecta (the interplanetary manifestations of solar mass ejections) by using observations of energetic particle anisotropies made by the Goddard Space Flight Center instruments on the ISEE 3, Helios 1, and Helios 2 spacecraft at 90% of cases. We also discuss multiple-spacecraft observations of three particle events which illustrate the contrasting particle flows observed during the same event by spacecraft in different solar wind structures. We conclude that the observations are consistent with the presence of nonspiral magnetic fields, including looped magnetic field lines connected to the Sun, in at least a subset of ejecta.