RADIOASTRONOMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE INHOMOGENEOUS STRUCTURE OF THE NEAR-SOLAR PLASMA

Abstract

CONTENTS I. Introduction 424 II. Results of Study of the Solar Supercorona by the Transmission Method 425 1. Characteristics of Inhomogeneities Within the Distance Range r = (5–60)R 425 2. Influence of Scattering of Waves in the Solar Supercorona on the Observed Dimensions and Shape of the Discrete Sources of Emission 426 3. Model of Two-component Structure of the Sun's Supercorona 427 III. Study of Interplanetary Plasma by the Radio Scintillation Method 428 1. Observations of Interplanetary Scintillators 428 2. Method of Calculating the Electron Densities from Radio-Scintillation Data 429 3. Description of Radio-wave Scattering with the Aid of the Theory of the Phase Screen 430 4. Radioastronomical Observations of Solar Wind 431 5. Interpretation of Experimental Data 431 IV. Nature of the Inhomogeneous Structure of the Near-Solar Plasma 432 Conclusion 433 Cited Literature 434