Concept information
Preferred term
Solar wind
Definition
- A mass outflow, consisting of protons, electrons, and other subatomic particles, expelled constantly from the solar corona at about 500 km per second. The solar mass-loss rate in this phenomenon amounts to about 2 x 10^-14 solar masses per year, or about 106 tons per second. (en)
Broader concept
- Solar physics (en)
Narrower concepts
- Fast solar wind (en)
- Heliopause (en)
- Slow solar wind (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1534
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