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HI observations of high-velocity clouds (HVCs) indicate that they are interacting with their ambient medium. The question on the dynamical and thermal stabilization of a cold dense neutral cloud in a hot, thin, and magnetized ambient halo plasma is investigated by plasma-neutral gas simulations. The simulations show the formation of a comet-like head-tail structure combined with a magnetic barrier which exerts a stabilizing pressure on the cloud and hinders hot plasma from diffusing into the cloud.
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Konz, C., Birk, G.T., Lesch, H. (2004). Dynamical Evolution of High Velocity Clouds. In: de Avillez, M.A., Breitschwerdt, D. (eds) From Observations to Self-Consistent Modelling of the ISM in Galaxies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0979-9_31
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