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The stability of cold relatively dense weakly ionized high-velocity clouds in hot galactic halo plasmas is a highly interesting question of interstellar physics. The question of the dynamical and thermal stabilization of a neutral cloud in a thin ambient plasma is numerically investigated by three-dimensional plasma-neutral gas simulations. The results show the dynamical formation of a magnetic barrier which exerts a stabilizing pressure on the cloud and thus offers a solution to the lifetime puzzle.
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Konz, C., Birk, G.T., Lesch, H. (2004). Dynamical Evolution of High Velocity Clouds in the Galactic Halo. In: Alfaro, E.J., Pérez, E., Franco, J. (eds) How does the Galaxy Work?. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 315. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2620-X_23
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