Flow/field model of a hot magnetized plasma interacting with a cold neutral atmosphere

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dc.contributor.advisorCloutier, Paul A.en_US
dc.creatorHoogeveen, Garyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:03:42Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:03:42Zen_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.description.abstractSolar wind interactions with planets that possess neither an intrinsic magnetic field nor a significant ionosphere have not been well studied. We have constructed a model to simulate the interaction between a hot magnetized plasma and a planet containing only a neutral atmosphere. Examination of the boundary conditions that yield a physically valid solution shows that the interaction is similar to the solar wind interaction with Venus. We show that most (97%) of the incident flow is deflected around the atmosphere, and the small fraction that enters interacts in such a way as to transfer the flowing momentum through the neutral atmosphere to the planetary body. This demonstrates that the true barrier to a flowing plasma, such as the solar wind, is neither its ionosphere nor its intrinsic magnetic field, but rather the planetary body itself.en_US
dc.format.extent64 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Sp. Sci. 1993 Hoogeveenen_US
dc.identifier.citationHoogeveen, Gary. "Flow/field model of a hot magnetized plasma interacting with a cold neutral atmosphere." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13736">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13736</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13736en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectPlasma physicsen_US
dc.subjectAtmospheric sciencesen_US
dc.subjectAstronomyen_US
dc.subjectAstrophysicsen_US
dc.titleFlow/field model of a hot magnetized plasma interacting with a cold neutral atmosphereen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentSpace Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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