Numerical Simulation of 1-D Particle Acceleration at the Magnetopause

磁层顶一维粒子加速的数值模拟

• 批准号: 9613693
• 负责人: Walter Heikkila
• 金额: $ 2万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Dallas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-04-01 至 1999-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9613693&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Numerical; Simulation; Particle; Acceleration; Magnetopause

This proposal requests support to continue investigations of the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere. Heikkila challenges the most widely accepted model of energy and momentum coupling which is the Dungey reconnection model later updated by Cowley and Lockwood. While Heikkila agrees that a connection between geomagnetic field lines occurs, he challenges the physical reasoning behind the present reconnection paradigm. The requested support would permit Heikkila to continue analysis of data, develop a collaboration with a computer simulation team to further test his concepts and attend scientific meetings.

该提案要求支持继续调查太阳风与地球磁层的相互作用。 Heikkila挑战了最广泛接受的能量和动量耦合模型，即后来由Cowley和洛克伍德更新的Dungey重联模型。 虽然Heikkila同意地磁场线之间存在连接，但他质疑目前重连范式背后的物理推理。 所要求的支持将使Heikkila能够继续分析数据，与计算机模拟小组开展合作，以进一步测试他的概念并参加科学会议。