Interaction of an interplanetary shock with the heliospheric plasma sheet

Details Interaction of an interplanetary shock with the heliospheric plasma sheet Interaction of an interplanetary shock with the heliospheric plasma sheet

Jun 1995

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Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved, International Solar Wind 8 Conference, p. 47

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Computation

Heliosphere, Shock Waves, Plasma Layers, Magnetohydrodynamics, Contours, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability, Mathematical Models, Time Dependence, Two Dimensional Models, Deformation

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Interplanetary shocks often propagate along the heliospheric plasma sheet (HPS) where the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) changes its polarity. This problem is investigated by the time-dependent 2.5-D MHD numerical model in the meridional plane. An example of computation is shown in the figure using density (log) contours and IMF vectors. Values of plasma parameters along the HPS fluctuate in time due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. The HPS with its decreased intensity of the IMF as well as with its increased mass density causes a dimple in the shock structure (relatively weak for the forward shock, significant for the reverse shock, and very large for the contact discontinuity). Beyond the forward shock, the HPS is slightly compressed due to the post-shock increase of the azimuthal IMF component. Then follows expansion of the HPS surrounded by the highly-deformed contact discontinuity. A significant draping of IMF lines occurs around this structure that increases the meridional component of the IMF. This can cause a favorable condition for initiation of a geomagnetic storm.

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