Physics
Scientific paper
May 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004agusmsa23b..03l&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2004, abstract #SA23B-03
Physics
2459 Planetary Ionospheres (5435, 5729, 6026, 6027, 6028), 2756 Planetary Magnetospheres (5443, 5737, 6030), 5435 Ionospheres (2459), 5443 Magnetospheres (2756)
Scientific paper
Observed characteristics of photoelectrons in the dayside ionosphere of Mars are examined. During the mapping and extended phases of its mission, the Mars Global Surveyor satellite routinely passes over the region of intense crustal magnetic fields in the southern hemisphere of Mars. When this occurs on the dayside (2 p.m. local time), the magnetometer and electron reflectometer instrument usually measures the planetary magnetic field and electrons produced by photoionization of the upper atmosphere. The electron fluxes respond to the solar flux illumination along the magnetic field line and the solar wind conditions surrounding the planet. Results from a systematic study of the electron flux intensity and pitch angle distribution are presented. The physical processes governing how the photoelectrons vary with solar flux and solar wind conditions are discussed.
Frank Jacki
Liemohn Michael W.
Mitchell David Leroy
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