NASA NTRS · 19870015715
Plasma structures in Comet Halley
Abstract
Large-scale plasma phenomena based on results of spacecraft probing of comets Halley and Giacobini-Zinner and on International Halley Watch are discussed. The data show that: the basic mechanism for the comets' interaction with the solar wind (Alfven, 1957) is correct; that the turn-on and turn-off of plasma activity follows the description of Mendis and Flammer (1984); and that disconnection events are associated with sector boundary crossings and an essential element in the morphology of developed plasma tails (Niedner and Brandt, 1978).
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Brandt, John C., Niedner, Malcolm B., Jr.. 1986-12-01. Plasma structures in Comet Halley. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870015715
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