Dynamics of the magnetized plasma flow with mass loading

Details Dynamics of the magnetized plasma flow with mass loading Dynamics of the magnetized plasma flow with mass loading

Aug 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992adspr..12..323g&link_type=abstract

(Planetary magnetospheric physics II; Proceedings of Symposium 5 and the Topical Meetings of the Interdisciplinary Scientific Co

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Cometary Atmospheres, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Plasma Dynamics, Plasma Interactions, Solar Wind, Supersonic Flow, Bow Waves, Catastrophe Theory, Mach Number, Shock Waves, Steady Flow

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The stationary supersonic flow of mass-loaded plasma is examined theoretically to show that at a Mach number of two singular behavior occurs. A local positive increment of magnetosonic waves changes in sign at Mach 2 due to wave steepening or gradient catastrophe of the stationary solution. At greater Mach numbers the small-amplitude disturbances are smoothed, and the structure of the resulting cometary bow shock is considered for these conditions. The analysis demonstrates the feasibility of continuous mass-loaded plasma flow at Mach numbers not exceeding 2 during the deceleration of a contaminated flow well. As the Mach number is further reduced to approximately 1 the stationary solution is shown to have a stationary velocity spatial gradient that tends toward infinity.

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