Plasma-neutral gas simulations of reconnection events in cometary tails

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 415, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 791-802

  Konz, C ^a,b,c   Birk, G T ^a,b   Lesch, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Ctr of Interdisc Plasma Science   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comets: general; Interplanetary medium

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMAS; SOLAR SYSTEM; WIND;

COMETARY PLASMA TAILS; COMETARY TAILS; MAGNETIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; SOLAR WIND;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 1542366522     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031695     Document Type: Article

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