Table 1.
Nominal Plasma Parameters at Comet 67P
Parameter | Weakly active phase | Intermediately/strongly active phase Solar wind ion cavity | Diamagnetic cavity |
---|---|---|---|
np (cm−3) | 1–2a | ~0b | ~0c |
Vp (km/s) | 300–600d | ~0b | ~0c |
nH 2O+ (cm−3) | 50–200 (near comet)e | 50–400f | 100–1,500g |
V H 2O+ (km/s) | 30–60 (near comet/mainly antisunward)d | 10–40 (mostly antisunward)f | 2–4 (mostly radially outward from comet)h |
B (nT) | 10–24 | 20–37 | <1c |
f di (Hz) | 1.3–3.7 0.2–0.9 (near comet) |
0.07–0.8 | 0.02–0.2 |
Note. Here, np is the proton density, Vp is the proton speed, nH 2O+ is the H2O+ ion density, VH 2O+ is the H2O+ ion velocity, B is the magnetic field magnitude, and f di is the ion inertial frequency.