Publication Date:
2011-12-14
Description:
The Theory of Alfven drag (Drell et al. in J Geophys Res 70: 3131–3145 1965 ; Anselmo and Farinella in Icarus, 58, 182–185 1983 ) is applied here to show that the existence of a possible solar ring structure at a radial distance of 0.02 AU (~4R ⊙ , R ⊙ = radius of the sun) predicted by earlier authors (Brecher et al. in Nature 282, 50–52 1979 ; Rawal in Bull. Astr. Soc. India 6, 92–95 1978 , Moon Planets 24, 407–414 1981 , Moon Planets 31, 175–182 1984 , J Astrophys Astr 10, 257–259 1989 ) may not survive Alfven drag produced during even moderate solar magnetic storms which take place from time to time through the age of the sun, but a possible solar ring structure at a radial distance of 0.13 AU (~27R ⊙ ) (Brecher et al. in Nature 282, 50–52 1979 ; Rawal in Bull. Astr. Soc. India 6, 92–95 1978 , Moon Planets 24, 407–414 1981 , Moon Planets 31, 175–182 1984 , J Astrophys Astr 10, 257–259 1989 ) may survive intense Alfven drag produced during even strong magnetic storms of magnetic field value up to 1,000 G. Content Type Journal Article Pages 1-5 DOI 10.1007/s11038-011-9383-6 Authors J. J. Rawal, The Indian Planetary Society, B-201, Vishnu Apartment, Lokmanya Tilak Road, Borivali (West), Mumbai 400 092, India S. Ramadurai, The Indian Planetary Society, B-201, Vishnu Apartment, Lokmanya Tilak Road, Borivali (West), Mumbai 400 092, India Journal Earth, Moon, and Planets Online ISSN 1573-0794 Print ISSN 0167-9295
Print ISSN:
0167-9295
Electronic ISSN:
1573-0794
Topics:
Geosciences
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Physics
