Ion-pickup/mass-loading process around Halley observed by Suisei

Details Ion-pickup/mass-loading process around Halley observed by Suisei Ion-pickup/mass-loading process around Halley observed by Suisei

Dec 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986esasp.250a.281t&link_type=abstract

In ESA Proceedings of the 20th ESLAB Symposium on the Exploration of Halley's Comet. Volume 1: Plasma and Gas p 281-283 (SEE N87

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Cometary Atmospheres, Halley'S Comet, Plasma-Particle Interactions, Solar Wind, Bow Waves, Ion Density (Concentration), Japanese Spacecraft, Plasma Sheaths, Plasma Temperature, Shock Waves, Solar Protons

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The interaction process of the solar wind with cometary atmosphere is studied based on the plasma observation by Suisei. In the solar wind just upstream of the cometary bow shock, the thermal pressure of the cometary ions becomes comparable with that of the solar wind protons, so that the cometary ions can modify the shock condition significantly. Within the cometosheath, the temperature of solar wind protons decreased toward the closest approach. This temperature decrease is likely caused by the cooling effect accompanying with the change exchange process with the cometary neutral molecules.

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