Fig. 7

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Cometocentric distance normalized to rc at the surface of the maximum ion number density (black solid line) as a function of the optical depth τc at the surface. Two asymptotic profiles are plotted in blue (τc ≪ 1) and red (τc ≫ 1). The dashed line corresponds to the surface of the comet.

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