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Mass and particle ‘loading’ in plasma-neutral gas interaction

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Qualitative considerations of mass and particle ‘loading’ in plasma-neutral gas interaction are made by the help of a one-dimensional steady model. In the case of particle ‘loading’ the plasma flow behind a strong shock is accelerated as in the case of mass ‘loading’ regarded by Biermannet al. (1967) whereas behind a weak shock the flow is decelerated. As an example, one-dimensional time-dependent flows with ionization of the neutral gas by Alfvén's critical velocity effect are calculated. Because of the acceleration of the subsonic flow by ‘loading’ processes, the existence of a tangential discontinuity in the flow around comets seems questionable.

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Danz, M., Roatsch, T. Mass and particle ‘loading’ in plasma-neutral gas interaction. Astrophys Space Sci 123, 221–235 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653945

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