A V-shaped gutter on the nose-cone surface of the heliopause caused by MHD processes Original Research Article

The global structure of the heliosphere under the interaction between the solar wind plasma and the local interstellar medium is studied by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) computer simulation. A V-shaped gutter on the nose-cone surface of the heliopause caused by MHD processes is found in this simulation. The V-shaped gutter is also found on the termination shock surface, and both gutters are found to almost touch each other on the ecliptic.