2 papers
physics.space-ph2025
High-Resolution Observations of Pickup Ion Mediated Shocks to 60 au
Bishwas L. Shrestha, David J. McComas, Eric J. Zirnstein +10
This study provides a detailed analysis of fourteen distant interplanetary shocks observed by the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument onboard New Horizons. These shocks were…
astro-ph.SR2025
Global Heliospheric Termination Shock Strength in the Solar-Interstellar Interaction
E. J. Zirnstein, R. Kumar, B. L. Shrestha +4
A heliospheric termination shock (HTS) surrounds our solar system at approximately 100 astronomical units from the Sun, where the expanding solar wind (SW) is compressed and heated…