Table 3
Estimates of the size of the magnetopause of Proxima b derived from Eqs. (2) and (3).
| B⋆ | Field | rM/rp | |
| (G) | geometry |
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| 3 × 103 | dipolar | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| 1 × 103 | dipolar | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 × 103 | multipolar | 5.4–6.9 | 3.2–4.1 |
Notes. We consider two values for the intrinsic magnetic field strength of Proxima b and both dipolar and multipolar configurations once the star has left the saturated regime. We also consider two possible values for the magnetic field of Proxima b, and a range of values for the ram pressure of the stellar wind (see text).
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