CME opening half-angle

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Term: CME opening half-angle
Definition:

Half the full angular width of the CME, which is a measure of the size of a coronal mass ejection as it propagates away from the Sun. Often the propagation is assumed to sweep out the shape of a cone in interplanetary space. The angle between the cone edge and the central axis of the cone is the opening half-angle

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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