Solar Wind Interaction with Non-Magnetic Planets

太阳风与非磁性行星的相互作用

• 批准号: 0234271
• 负责人: Thomas Cravens
• 金额: $ 20.81万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-15 至 2006-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0234271&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Solar; Wind; Interaction; Non; Magnetic

The solar wind interacts directly with solar system bodies whose intrinsic magnetic fields are too small to protect their atmospheres and ionospheres. This effort focuses on the theoretical modeling of various solar wind interactions with non-magnetic solar systems bodies such as Venus, Mars, Titan, comets, and the interstellar neutral gas. Specific tasks include, (i) studies of spatial and temporal variations of X-ray and Extreme Ultra-violet emission associated solar wind/atmosphere/ionosphere interactions, (ii) development of a new electron transport code to model the behavior of super thermal electrons in the plasma environments of non-magnetic solar system bodies, and (iii) analysis of test-particle simulations for ions in the vicinity of Mars and Titan with special emphasis on finite gyro radius effects.

太阳风直接与太阳系天体相互作用，这些天体的内部磁场太小，无法保护其大气层和电离层。 这项工作的重点是各种太阳风与非磁性太阳系天体（如金星，火星，泰坦，彗星和星际中性气体）相互作用的理论建模。 具体任务包括：㈠研究与太阳风/大气层/电离层相互作用有关的X射线和极紫外辐射的时空变化，㈡开发新的电子输运代码，模拟太阳系非磁性天体等离子体环境中超热电子的行为，及（iii）分析火星和土卫六附近离子的试验粒子模拟，特别强调有限陀螺半径效应。