The role of the magnetosonic Mach number on the evolution of Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices

F. Palermo, M. Faganello, F. Califano, F. Pegoraro, O. Le Contel

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Abstract

We review the main results of our previous works, in which we have investigated the development of the Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) instability in the transitional regime from sub-magnetosonic to super-magnetosonic by varying the solar wind velocity, in conditions typical of those observed at the Earth's magnetopause flanks. In super-magnetosonic regimes, we show that the vortices produced by the development of the KH instability act as an obstacle in the plasma flow and may generate quasi-perpendicular magnetosonic shock structures extending well outside the region of velocity shear.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECLA - European Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics
Pages91-94
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2012
Event1st European Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics, ECLA - Paris, France
Duration: 26 Sept 201130 Sept 2011

Publication series

NameEAS Publications Series
Volume58
ISSN (Print)1633-4760
ISSN (Electronic)1638-1963

Conference

Conference1st European Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics, ECLA
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period26/09/1130/09/11

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