Abstract
We consider how the Alfven fluctuation varies as it passes through a slow MHD shock, assuming the fluctuation to originate on the Sun and such slow shocks are present between 2 and 6 solar radii. The results are 1) low latitude region in the vicinity of the neutral sheet is where the fluctuation can propagate with no or little distortion; 2) high latitude region far from the neutral sheet is a region of small distortion only for low Alfven-Mach numbers (about 0.3 or lower); 3) the observation of the Alfven fluctuations in space is consistent with, and lends support to their originating in the Sun and the existence of slow shock around the Sun.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 54-59 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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