Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
May 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987em%26p...38...37r&link_type=abstract
Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 38, May 1987, p. 37-43.
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Cometary Atmospheres, Gas Dynamics, Giacobini-Zinner Comet, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Plasma Dynamics, Solar Planetary Interactions, Comet Tails, Computational Astrophysics, Particle Density (Concentration), Particle Motion, Plasma Physics, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
ICE plasma measurements obtained during the Giacobini-Zinner encounter are found to be in qualitative agreement with predictions of a gasdynamic model of the solar wind interaction with the cometary neutral gas which is based on the classical approach of Biermann et al. (1967). Good agreement is found between the calculated and observed spatial structure of density, temperature, and velocity of the electrons, and the calculated position of the bow shock is within the observed transition region. The discrepancy between the observed and the calculated temperature maximum may indicate that the ions are heated preferentially over the electrons. Results show the importance of electron impact ionization in the solar wind-comet interaction.
Baumgärtel Klaus
Roatsch Th.
Sauer Ken
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