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Planetary Evaporation and the Dynamics of Planet Wind/Stellar Wind Bow Shocks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2016

A. Frank ,
B. Lui ,
J. Carroll-Nellenback ,
A. C. Quillen ,
E. G. Blackman ,
J. Kasting  and
I. Dobbs-Dixon
A. Frank
Affiliation:
University of Rochester
B. Lui
Affiliation:
University of Rochester
J. Carroll-Nellenback
Affiliation:
University of Rochester
A. C. Quillen
Affiliation:
University of Rochester
E. G. Blackman
Affiliation:
University of Rochester
J. Kasting
Affiliation:
Penn State University
I. Dobbs-Dixon
Affiliation:
New York University Abu Dhabi
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Abstract

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We present initial results of a new campaign of simulations focusing on the interaction of planetary winds with stellar environments using Adaptive Mesh Refinement methods. We have confirmed the results of Stone & Proga (2009) that an azimuthal flow structure is created in the planetary wind due to day/night temperatures differences. We show that a backflow towards the planet will occur with a strength that depends on the escape parameter. When a stellar outflow is included, we see unstable bow waves forming through the outflow's interaction with the planetary wind.

Keywords

Exo-planets. Evaporative FlowsBow Shocks
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Issue S314: Young Stars & Planets Near the Sun , November 2015 , pp. 237 - 240
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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