Nature 376, 139 - 144 (13 July 2002); doi:10.1038/376139a0

Propagation of solar oscillations through the interplanetary medium

David J. Thomson, Carol G. Maclennan & Louis J. Lanzerotti

AT & T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974, USA

Time-series analysis of the fluxes of interplanetary charged particles measured by the Ulysses and Voyager spacecraft reveals many periodic components. From 1 to 140 Hz, the spectral components are consistent with those estimated (but not confirmed) for gravity-mode oscillations of the Sun: from 1,000 to 4,000 Hz, the spectral lines closely match the frequencies of known solar pressure modes. These concordances imply that the solar wind and the interplanetary magnetic field transmit solar oscillations and thus might be used to probe the interior structure of the Sun.

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