Abstract
The effect of parallel plasma flow on plasma equilibrium in a dipolar magnetic configuration is investigated by considering a separable form of the magnetic flux function. Both analytical and numerical solutions of the plasma equilibrium are presented. These solutions are either sub-Alfvénic or just reach the Alfvén velocity. The solution in the later case has an azimuthal current sheet located at the midplane and is characterized by flux surfaces which are squeezed about the equatorial plane and resemble disk like structures. No physically meaningful solutions with super-Alfvénic plasma flow are found.
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