Self-consistent model of the solar wind interaction with two-component circumsolar interstellar cloud: Mutual influence of thermal plasma and galactic cosmic rays

Citation
Av. Myasnikov et al., Self-consistent model of the solar wind interaction with two-component circumsolar interstellar cloud: Mutual influence of thermal plasma and galactic cosmic rays, J GEO R-S P, 105(A3), 2000, pp. 5179-5188
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
ISSN journal
21699380 → ACNP
Volume
105
Issue
A3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
5179 - 5188
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-0227(20000301)105:A3<5179:SMOTSW>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The interaction of the solar wind with the two-component interstellar mediu m consisting of thermal plasma and galactic cosmic rays is studied numerica lly using a soft fitting technique based on the high-resolution Godunov sch eme and the physical process splitting method. Mutual influence of plasma a nd cosmic ray components on the solar wind termination is considered. It is shown that cosmic rays can considerably modify the shape and structure of the solar wind termination shock and the bow shock, and change the position s of the heliopause and bow shock if no H atoms are taken into account.