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Comparison of the wave energy transport at comets p/Halley and p/Giacobini-Zinner

Tsurutani, B. T.; Glassmeier, K. -H.; Neubauer, F. M. +2 more

Using magnetic field, plasma density and flow observations from spacecraft flybys of two comets, Elsässer variables are determined in order to study wave propagation directions. The inbound path of the Giotto spacecraft flyby of comet p/Halley is investigated outside the bow shock (between 10:36 and 19:11 UT on March 13, 1986, corresponding to dis…