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Plasma and Magnetic Field Parameters in the Vicinity of Short‐periodic Giant Exoplanets

  • Authors: N. V. Erkaev, T. Penz, H. Lammer, H. I. M. Lichtenegger, H. K. Biernat, P. Wurz, J.-M. Grießmeier, and W. W. Weiss

Erkaev et al. 2005 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 157 396.

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Caption: Fig. 1.

Alfvén Mach number (solid line) and the magnetosonic Mach number (dashed line) as a function of the orbital distance. The dotted line indicates the transition region. The Mach numbers are calculated for two magnetic field strengths (4 and 10 nT).

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