The cometary magnetic field and its associated electric currents

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Dec 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975icar...26..457i&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 26, Dec. 1975, p. 457-461.

Physics

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Electric Current, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Kohoutek Comet, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Coma, Comet Tails, Gas Ionization

Scientific paper

Two different observations of Comet Kohoutek (1973f) seem to suggest the existence of substantial magnetic fields (not less than 100 gammas) in its coma and tail. The effects of the currents and hydromagnetic waves associated with these magnetic fields are considered. It is shown that while the currents closing through the inner coma may represent an important source of ionization in that region, the dissipation of hydromagnetic waves may also be a significant, if not dominant, source of heating there.

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