Angular dependence of high Mach number plasma interactions

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Mach Number, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Plasma Interactions, Plasma Sheaths, Shock Wave Interaction, Space Plasmas, Collisionless Plasmas, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Ion Cyclotron Radiation, Plasma Dynamics

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In this paper a 2.5-dimensional hybrid code is used to examine the collisionless large spatial scale low-frequency interaction initiated by a plasma shell of finite width traveling at high Alfven Mach number relative to a uniform background plasma. Particular attention is given to the angle of the relative velocity relative to the ambient magnetic field for the range of angles of theta between 0 and pi/2. An attempt is made to parameterize some of the important physics including the Alfven ion cyclotron instability, the field-aligned electromagnetic ion counter streaming instability, mixing of the plasma shell with the background ions, and structuring of the interaction region. These results are applicable to various astrophysical interactions such as bow shocks and interplanetary shocks.

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