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| Title |
In Situ Observations of Interstellar Plasma with Voyager 1
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.1241681 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
D. A. Gurnett, W. S Kurth, L. F. Burlaga, N. F. Ness |
| Abstract |
Launched over 35 years ago, Voyagers 1 and 2 are on an epic journey outward from the Sun to reach the boundary between the solar plasma and the much cooler interstellar medium. The boundary, called the heliopause, is expected to be marked by a large increase in plasma density, from about 0.002 per cubic centimeter (cm(-3)) in the outer heliosphere, to about 0.1 cm(-3) in the interstellar medium. On 9 April 2013, the Voyager 1 plasma wave instrument began detecting locally generated electron plasma oscillations at a frequency of about 2.6 kilohertz. This oscillation frequency corresponds to an electron density of about 0.08 cm(-3), very close to the value expected in the interstellar medium. These and other observations provide strong evidence that Voyager 1 has crossed the heliopause into the nearby interstellar plasma. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 46 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 20% |
| Japan | 4 | 9% |
| Italy | 2 | 4% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 23 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 33 | 72% |
| Scientists | 11 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 84 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Estonia | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 77 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 35% |
| Researcher | 18 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 6% |
| Professor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 11 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Physics and Astronomy | 44 | 52% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 6 | 7% |
| Engineering | 6 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 13 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 820. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 January 2024.
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#23,111
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Outputs from Science
#1,065
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#96
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#10
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