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DOI10.1002/2018GL077298
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
ISSN0094-8276
EISSN1944-8007
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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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
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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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