Table 5
Main characteristic values for several parameters found in the 4 analyzed simulations: maximum magnetic field intensity on the x axis, | B | max and position of this maximum 
and the width of the transition region Δxgrad B across the bow shock along the + x axis.
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| [nT] | [km] | [km] | [km] | [km] | [–] | [km] | [km] | [–] | |
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| PI | 27.7 | 500 | 400 | 830 ± 10% | 2920 | 2.65 | 210 ± 15% | 409 | 1.91 |
| PI+EI | 29.2 | 800 | 500 | 2320 ± 10% | 10 203 | 2.99 | 540 ± 8% | 507 | 1.40 |
| PI+CX | 25.7 | 700 | 1000 | 3840 ± 8% | 18 643 | 3.12 | 580 ± 12% | 492 | 1.30 |
| PI+CX+EI | 25.9 | 800 | 1200 | 6570 ± 1% | 25 131 | 2.77 | 650 ± 9% | 916 | 1.68 |
Notes. Also tabulated, calculated from the quadric surface fits, are the mean bow shock (cometopause) standoff distance (), the mean curvature radius () around the nose of the surface and the average bow shock (cometopause) flaring ratio (). The runs considered include photoionisation only (PI run), photoionisation and electron ionisation (PI+EI run), photoionisation and charge exchange (PI+CX run) and all processes (PI+CX+EI run). All variables are defined in the text.
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