Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986georl..13..243j&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 13, March 1986, p. 243-246. NASA-supported research.
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Bow Waves, Giacobini-Zinner Comet, Magnetic Field Configurations, Plasma-Particle Interactions, Satellite Observation, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Plasma Turbulence, Shock Waves, Solar Wind, Comets, Giacobini-Zinner, Bow Shock, Ice Mission, Magnetic Fields, Ions, Spacecraft Observations, Gases, Flow, Plasma, Solar Wind, Interaction, Motion, Thickness, Magnitude, Spectra, Turbulence, Analysis
Scientific paper
Fitting of a Mach 2 shock surface to the ICE magnetic field data obtained near Comet Giacobini-Zinner has provided subsolar bow wave distances that infer neutral gas outflow rates comparable to previous measurements, and orientations of the bow wave symmetry axis that are consistent with the plasma measurements and motion of the comet relative to the solar wind. Mach values of 1.5-2 and transition thicknesses of the order of 10,000 km are inferred when the field magnitude and variance data are compared. Cross spectra of the transverse field components in and near the bow wave exhibit a peak near 0.01 Hz, or near the cyclotron frequency of ions from the water group. However, the level of turbulence is not consistent with that observed for similar configurations at planetary bow shocks.
Jones Erica D.
Mendis Asoka D.
Siscoe George L.
Slavin James Arthur
Smith Edward. J.
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