On the heating of electrons in the tail of Giacobini-Zinner

Details On the heating of electrons in the tail of Giacobini-Zinner On the heating of electrons in the tail of Giacobini-Zinner

Jan 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987georl..14...57m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 14, Jan. 1987, p. 57-59.

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Comet Tails, Electron Energy, Giacobini-Zinner Comet, Cooling, Electron Density (Concentration), Heating, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Photoelectrons, Photoionization, Comets, Giacobini-Zinner, Electrons, Heating, Comet Tails, Temperature, Density, Calculations, Comparisons, Ice Mission, Spacecraft Observations, Models, Cooling Rate, Plasma, Dissipation, Source

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The temperature and density of electrons are computed for Comet Giacobini-Zinner, and are compared with ICE observations. The computations differ from the previous model of Marconi and Mendis (1986). While Marconi and Mendis obtained electron temperatures and densities which were high relative to ICE observations, the present calculation yields temperatures which are low relative to the ICE observations, but densities which are consistent with the observations. Plasma dissipative processes in the tail are suggested as a significant additional heat source.

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