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Steepening of magnetosonic waves in the inner coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Katharina Ostaszewski
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Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Max-Planck-Institut fur Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Charlotte Goetz
ESTEC, European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2201AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Philip Heinisch
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Pierre Henri
Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace (LPC2E), UMR7328 CNRS/Université d'Orléans/CNES, Orléans, France
Laboratoire Lagrange, OCA, UCA, CNRS, Nice, France
Sang A. Park
Electrical Engineering and
Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Hendrik Ranocha
Computer Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (CEMSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
present address: Applied Mathematics: Institute of Analysis and Numerics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Ingo Richter
Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstr. 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Martin Rubin
Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Bruce Tsurutani
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
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Short summary
Plasma waves are an integral part of cometary physics, as they facilitate the transfer of energy and momentum. From intermediate to strong activity, nonlinear asymmetric plasma and magnetic field enhancements dominate the inner coma of 67P/CG. We present a statistical survey of these structures from December 2014 to June 2016, facilitated by Rosetta's unprecedented long mission duration. Using a 1D MHD model, we show they can be described as a combination of nonlinear and dissipative effects.
Plasma waves are an integral part of cometary physics, as they facilitate the transfer of energy...
