Helium focusing cone explained

A helium focusing cone is a concentration of helium atoms that has passed through the Sun's heliosphere and is concentrated in a conical region on the opposite side from where the particles entered.^[1]

External links

• Observations of the helium focusing cone with pickup ions
• The Flow of Interstellar Helium in the Solar System
• A Breeze from the Stars, NASA

See also

• Solar wind

Notes and References

1. Michaels . J.G . Raymond . J.C. . Bertaux . J.L. . Quémerais . E. . Lallement . R. . Ko . Y.-K. . Spadaro . D.. Gardner . L.D. . The Helium Focusing Cone of the Local Interstellar Medium Close to the Sun . The Astrophysical Journal . 20 March 2002 . 568 . 1 . 385–395 . 10.1086/338764 . 2002ApJ...568..385M . 9 February 2024.