Ray structure and electrodynamic forces in Type I comet tails

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Aug 1979

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(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 5, Aug. 1979, p. 418-421.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 5, July-Aug. 1979, p. 225-227

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Comet Tails, Electrodynamics, Magnetic Effects, Plasma-Particle Interactions, Solar Wind, Collisionless Plasmas, Field Strength, Hydrogen Plasma, Magnetic Fields, Meteoritic Composition, Spatial Distribution

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The interaction of the solar wind with comets was simulated by using a supersonic and super-Alfven flow of a collisionless hydrogen plasma as the solar wind, with a wax ball as the comet. A comparison of these simulations with the ray structure observed in Type I comet tails indicates that the dynamics of the tails depends on their large-scale magnetic field. It is concluded that the force responsible for turning the rays, directed perpendicular to the tail, has an electrodynamic origin, and the experimental data imply a tail field strength B approximately equal to 30-50 gamma.

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