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Plasma structures in Comet HalleyLarge-scale plasma phenomena based on results of spacecraft probing of comets Halley and Giacobini-Zinner and on International Halley Watch are discussed. The data show that: the basic mechanism for the comets' interaction with the solar wind (Alfven, 1957) is correct; that the turn-on and turn-off of plasma activity follows the description of Mendis and Flammer (1984); and that disconnection events are associated with sector boundary crossings and an essential element in the morphology of developed plasma tails (Niedner and Brandt, 1978).
Document ID
19870015715
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Brandt, John C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Niedner, Malcolm B., Jr. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: ESA Proceedings of the 20th ESLAB Symposium on the Exploration of Halley's Comet. Volume 1: Plasma and Gas
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
87N25148
Distribution Limits
Public
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