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DOI | 10.1002/2018GL077298 |
Evidence for Neutrals-Foreshock Electrons Impact at Mars | |
Mazelle, C. X.1; Meziane, K.1,2; Mitchell, D. L.3; Garnier, P.1; Espley, J. R.4; Hamza, A. M.2; Halekas, J.5; Jakosky, B. M.6 | |
2018-05-16 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
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ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 45期号:9页码:3768-3774 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | France; Canada; USA |
英文摘要 | Backstreaming electrons emanating from the bow shock of Mars reported from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN/Solar Wind Electron Analyzer observations show a flux fall off with the distance from the shock. This feature is not observed at the terrestrial foreshock. The flux decay is observed only for electron energy E >= 29 eV. A reported recent study indicates that Mars foreshock electrons are produced at the shock in a mirror reflection of a portion of the solar wind electrons. In this context, and given that the electrons are sufficiently energetic to not be affected by the interplanetary magnetic field fluctuations, the observed flux decrease appears problematic. We investigate the possibility that the flux fall off with distance results from the impact of backstreaming electrons with Mars exospheric neutral hydrogen. We demonstrate that the flux fall off is consistent with the electron-atomic hydrogen impact cross section for a large range of energy. A better agreement is obtained for energy where the impact cross section is the highest. One important consequence is that foreshock electrons can play an important role in the production of pickup ions at Mars far exosphere. Plain Language Summary Energetic electrons emanating from the bow shock surrounding Mars by reflection of a small portion of the incident solar wind display an enigmatic decrease with the distance along the interplanetary magnetic field. We show for the first time from measurements by the MAVEN SWEA instrument that this is a consequence of the impact of those electrons on the neutrals atoms of the upper atmosphere of the planet. The signature of this process on the energetic electrons can be used as new diagnostic of the far upper atmosphere to better investigate the atmospheric escape. |
英文关键词 | Martian foreshock hydrogen exosphere electron impact ionization foreshock electrons flux decline with the distance from the shock of Mars electron flux ratios are consistent with the electron-neutral hydrogen impact cross sections Important role in the production of pickup ions in Mars distant exosphere |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000434111700002 |
WOS关键词 | IONIZATION CROSS-SECTIONS ; BOW SHOCK ; HYDROGEN ; ATOMS ; IONS |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/28042 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Toulouse, UPS, CNRS, CNES,IRAP, Toulouse, France; 2.Univ New Brunswick, Phys Dept, Fredericton, NB, Canada; 3.Univ Calif Berkeley, Space Sci Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA; 4.NASA, Goddard Space Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA; 5.Univ Iowa, Dept Phys & Astron, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA; 6.Univ Colorado Boulder, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mazelle, C. X.,Meziane, K.,Mitchell, D. L.,et al. Evidence for Neutrals-Foreshock Electrons Impact at Mars[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2018,45(9):3768-3774. |
APA | Mazelle, C. X..,Meziane, K..,Mitchell, D. L..,Garnier, P..,Espley, J. R..,...&Jakosky, B. M..(2018).Evidence for Neutrals-Foreshock Electrons Impact at Mars.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,45(9),3768-3774. |
MLA | Mazelle, C. X.,et al."Evidence for Neutrals-Foreshock Electrons Impact at Mars".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 45.9(2018):3768-3774. |
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