Title :
Magnetic reconnection at mercury and impacts of solar wind ions on the surface of the planet from global hybrid simulations
Author :
Chanteur, Gerard M. ; Modolo, Ronan ; Leblanc, Francois
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech., Lab. de Phys. des Plamas, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Global and three-dimensional hybrid simulations of the ionized environment of Mercury are used to investigate the effect of the quadrupolar component of the intrinsic planetary field on magnetic reconnection with the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF), on the entry of solar wind ions in the Hermean magnetosphere and eventually their impacts on the planetary gound.
Keywords :
Mercury (planet); interplanetary magnetic fields; magnetic reconnection; planetary atmospheres; planetary surfaces; solar wind; Interplanetary Magnetic Field; Mercury; global hybrid simulations; magnetic reconnection; planet surface; solar wind ions; Ions; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetometers; Magnetosphere; Mercury (planets); Protons;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929933
