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solar wind: a standalone construct

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the continuous supersonic outflow of plasma from the Sun's corona, which drags the solar magnetic field into a spiral.

In space physics, solar wind refers to the continuous supersonic outflow of plasma from the Sun's corona, which drags the solar magnetic field into a spiral. This meaning comes from Parker (1958) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Parker, E. N. (1958). Dynamics of the Interplanetary Gas and Magnetic Fields. The Astrophysical Journal, 128, 664. https://doi.org/10.1086/146579

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