Interplanetary disturbances during Forbush decreases

Summary The interplanetary perturbations associated with Forbush decreases (FDs) during the period 1965–1974 are studied. The systematic appearance of the results obtained confirms once again that type-IV solar flares are the origin of these perturbations. The front perturbation is a wide (∼100° in longitude) driven shock followed by a magnetic blob and a high-speed plasma cloud of about 0.5 A.U. average radial dimension at the Earth orbit, emitted in a short time interval (<15 h) immediately following the beginning of the type-IV burst. The FD-modulated region is found to be included between two boundary streams which rotate with the Sun; therefore the FD can be observed also in the interplanetary regions which were not swept by the front perturbation. The FD amplitude appears to be correlated with an empiric parameter which caters for the importance of the shock and magnetic blob at the front perturbation.

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Riassunto Le perturbazioni interplanetarie associate alle diminuzioni di Forbush (FDs) sono state studiate per il periodo 1965–1974. L’insieme dei risultati ottenuti conferma che i brillamenti solari accompagnati da radioemissione di tipo IV sono all’origine di queste perturbazioni. II fronte della perturbazione è un’onda d’urto di estensione ∼100° in longitudine seguita da campo magnetico esaltato (?magnetic blob?) e da una nuvola di plasma ad alta velocità, di dimensione media radiale ∼0.5 A.U. all’orbita della Terra, emessa per un intervallo di tempo breve (,15 ore) dopo l’inizio della radioemissione di tipo IV. Si trova che la regione modulata della FD è limitata da due fasci di vento solare veloce che coruotano con il Sole; la FD può essere perciò anche osservata nelle regioni di spazio interplanetario che non sono state investite direttamente dal fronte della perturbazione. L’ampiezza della FD appare correlata con un parametro empirico che tiene conto dell’importanza dell’onda d’urto e del ?magnetic blob? presenti al fronte della perturbazione.

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Резюме Исследуются межпланетные возмущения, связанные с убываниями Форбуша в течение периода 1965–1974 г.г. Получается систематическое подтверждение того факта, что солнечные вспышки типа IV связаны с этими возмущениями. Фронт возмущения представляет широкую (∼100° по долготе) ударную волну, за которой следует магнитое ?пятно? и плазменное облако со средним радиальным размером 0.5 а.е.д. на орбите Земли, испускаемые в течение короткого временного интервала (<15 часов) непосредственно за началом вспышки типа IV. Область, модулированная убываниями Форбуша, заключена между двумя граничными потоками, которые вращаются вокруг Солнца. Таким образом, убывания Форбуша могут наблюдаться также в межпланетных областях, через которые не проходит фронт возмущения. Оказывается, что амплтуда убываний Форбуша коррелирует с змпирическим параметром, который определяет значимость ударной волны и магнитного ?пятна? на возмущение Форбуша.

     

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