Plasma flow and magnetic fields in comets

Details Plasma flow and magnetic fields in comets Plasma flow and magnetic fields in comets

Jun 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981giot.proc....3s&link_type=abstract

In ESA Sci. and Exptl. Aspects of the Giotto Mission p 3-7 (SEE N82-14107 05-12)

Physics

Astronomical Models, Cometary Atmospheres, Magnetic Fields, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Solar Wind, Three Dimensional Flow, Bow Waves, Comet Tails, Field Theory (Physics), Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Effects, Shock Waves

Scientific paper

Plasma flow and field amplification, resulting from the interaction of the solar wind with a comet, are studied by model calculations for the rates G = 7 X 10 to the 26 power to 2 X 10 to the 30 power of total cometary gas production. The influence of the magnetic field is investigated, using an axisymmetric model. A three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic calculation shows how the magnetic field induces an asymmetry. A sudden change of direction in the interplanetary field produces streamer-like structures.

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