Solar wind

Solar wind – Energy flows penetrating into the plasma, which have their own magnetic field (see physical, electromagnetic field), originate in the solar corona and spread to the periphery of the Solar System at distances reaching several tens of astronomical units, called the solar wind. Its main components are considered to be protons and electrons, but it also contains helium, silicon, sulfur and iron nuclei, neon and argon atoms. The possible speeds of various solar wind streams range between 300 and 700 km/s, and sometimes even exceed 1200 km/s. From the poles of the Sun, the wind enters the polar regions at a high speed (about 700 km/s), as well as stable in intensity. The movement of the solar wind from the equatorial regions has a slow speed (about 300 km/s) and is unstable. It reflects changes in the activity of the Sun, as well as its fluctuations. It is not necessary to mix the solar wind and the sun’s rays, since they are separate charged particles that move away from the Sun, but do not combine with the magnetic field.