THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO MODEL PLASMA OUTFLOWS ALONG THE COMPLEX MAGNETIC STRUCTURES THAT COMPRISE THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED CORONAL DOMAINS, AND TO THEREBY INVESTIGATE THE IMPORTANCE OF MAGNETIC GEOMETRY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT DRIVE THE SOLAR WIND AND DETERMINE ITS MATERIAL PROPERTIES

$115,357FY2022Department of the NavyDOD

William Marsh Rice University, Houston TX

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THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO MODEL PLASMA OUTFLOWS ALONG THE COMPLEX MAGNETIC STRUCTURES THAT COMPRISE THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED CORONAL DOMAINS, AND TO THEREBY INVESTIGATE THE IMPORTANCE OF MAGNETIC GEOMETRY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT DRIVE THE SOLAR WIND AND DETERMINE ITS MATERIAL PROPERTIES · GrantIndex