A note on the mass-loaded MHD flow of the solar wind towards a cometary nucleus

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Aug 1991

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Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 182, no. 1, Aug. 1991, p. 155-162.

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Comet Nuclei, Computational Astrophysics, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Solar Wind, Astronomical Models, Hypersonic Flow, Mach Number, Plasma Interactions

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A 1D steady-state mass-accreting MHD flow is examined according to the treatment by Biermann et al. (1967) for the case in which the magnetic and thermal pressures at infinity are nonzero. The dynamics of the supersonic flow with mass addition are studied by means of the integrals of the single-fluid MHD conservation equations and Faraday's law. A self-reversal of the flow is identified in the case of a magnetosonic Mach number of unity and a normalized flux of a critical value that relates to the ratio of the plasma's specific heat and the conditions at unity.

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