Helium focusing cone
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.
See also
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
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