Longitudinal Resistivity and Intermediate Mach Number Collisionless Transverse Magnetosonic Shocks.
Abstract
It is shown that for collisionless transverse magnetosonic shocks, there exists an intermediate range of Mach numbers between the maximum Mach number for transverse resistivity and the onset of significant ion reflection. In this intermediate range, the structure is dominated by a breakdown of the quasi-neutrality approximation and longitudinal resistivity is a simple fluid model for the dissipation mechanism which forms the shock.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 30, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA137122
Entities
People
- D. S. Spicer
- Wallace M. Manheimer
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory