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DOI | 10.1029/2018GL079330 |
First Observation of Transport of Solar Wind Protons Scattered From Magnetic Anomalies Into the Near Lunar Wake: Observations by SARA/Chandrayaan-1 | |
Dhanya, M. B.1; Bhardwaj, Anil2; Alok, Abhinaw1; Futaana, Yoshifumi3; Barabash, Stas3; Wieser, Martin3; Holmstrom, Mats3; Wurz, Peter4 | |
2018-09-16 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 45期号:17页码:8826-8833 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | India; Sweden; Switzerland |
英文摘要 | We report the first observational evidence for the transport of the solar wind protons scattered from the lunar magnetic anomaly (LMA) into the near wake region from SWIM/Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer (SARA) aboard Chandrayaan-1. These protons with high angular spread are observed in the near wake region for specific orientations of interplanetary magnetic field. The typical energy range is 600-1,000 eV, which is either smaller or comparable to that of solar wind. Using our backtracing model, the source region of these protons is found to be the large LMA at South Pole-Aitken basin on the dayside, suggesting that these are solar wind protons forward scattered from LMA at the South Pole-Aitken. The flux of these protons is similar to 5 x 10(-4) of the solar wind proton flux, which is comparable to the proton population in near wake due to other known processes. Such protons can significantly affect the electromagnetic environment in near wake region. Plain Language Summary The understanding of solar wind interaction with the Moon and the ensuing plasma dynamics are still evolving. The near lunar wake refilling by solar wind protons are a recent discovery, and a few processes are now known to play a role. The small-scale crustal magnetic fields on the Moon can also cause scattering of the impinging solar wind protons back to space. This paper shows for the first time that solar wind protons scattered from lunar magnetic regions on dayside can get transported to the nightside of the Moon, thereby contributing an additional process of plasma refilling in the near wake region. The results have direct applications to near lunar plasma environment and to any atmosphere-less body with no global magnetic field, such as asteroids and several planetary satellites. The findings have impact on space plasma physics, as well as lunar and planetary science communities. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000445727500015 |
WOS关键词 | CHANDRAYAAN-1 MISSION ; PLASMA WAKE ; MOON ; SARA ; FIELDS ; KAGUYA ; IONS |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/26750 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Vikram Sarabhai Space Ctr, Space Phys Lab, Trivandrum, Kerala, India; 2.Phys Res Lab, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India; 3.Swedish Inst Space Phys, Kiruna, Sweden; 4.Univ Bern, Phys Inst, Bern, Switzerland |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Dhanya, M. B.,Bhardwaj, Anil,Alok, Abhinaw,et al. First Observation of Transport of Solar Wind Protons Scattered From Magnetic Anomalies Into the Near Lunar Wake: Observations by SARA/Chandrayaan-1[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2018,45(17):8826-8833. |
APA | Dhanya, M. B..,Bhardwaj, Anil.,Alok, Abhinaw.,Futaana, Yoshifumi.,Barabash, Stas.,...&Wurz, Peter.(2018).First Observation of Transport of Solar Wind Protons Scattered From Magnetic Anomalies Into the Near Lunar Wake: Observations by SARA/Chandrayaan-1.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,45(17),8826-8833. |
MLA | Dhanya, M. B.,et al."First Observation of Transport of Solar Wind Protons Scattered From Magnetic Anomalies Into the Near Lunar Wake: Observations by SARA/Chandrayaan-1".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 45.17(2018):8826-8833. |
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