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

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dc.contributor.advisorCloutier, Paul A.
dc.creatorHoogeveen, Gary
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:03:42Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:03:42Z
dc.date.issued1993
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.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Sp. Sci. 1993 Hoogeveen
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>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13736
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectPlasma physics
dc.subjectAtmospheric sciences
dc.subjectAstronomy
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleFlow/field model of a hot magnetized plasma interacting with a cold neutral atmosphere
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentSpace Science
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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