The effect of mass loading outside cometary bow shock for the plasma and wave measurements in the coming cometary missions
Abstract
The neutral gas emitted by comets is partly photoionized along its path. The interaction of the ions with the solar wind leads to observable particle and wave effects in the ambient plasma. These are described in the present paper.
- Publication:
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Journal of Geophysical Research
- Pub Date:
- February 1987
- DOI:
- 10.1029/JA092iA02p01131
- Bibcode:
- 1987JGR....92.1131S
- Keywords:
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- Bow Waves;
- Cometary Atmospheres;
- Ion Distribution;
- Plasma-Particle Interactions;
- Shock Wave Interaction;
- Solar Wind;
- Loads (Forces);
- Mass Distribution;
- Plasma Diagnostics;
- Plasma Waves;
- COMETS;
- MASS LOADING;
- BOW SHOCK;
- PLASMA;
- WAVES;
- GASES;
- EMISSIONS;
- IONS;
- PHOTOIONIZATION;
- SOLAR WIND;
- INTERACTIONS;
- PARTICLES;
- CALCULATIONS;
- IONOSPHERE;
- VEGA MISSIONS;
- GIOTTO;
- SPACECRAFT OBSERVATIONS;
- INTENSITY;
- MAGNETIC FIELDS;
- GEOMETRY;
- ANALYSIS;
- DISTRIBUTION;
- STABILITY;
- RESONANCE;
- FREQUENCIES;
- ELECTRICAL FIELDS;
- AMPLITUDE;
- SPECTRA;
- PRODUCTION RATE