Energetic Oxygen Flux at the Moon

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Dec 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agufm.p31b1392h&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #P31B-1392

Physics

2740 Magnetospheric Configuration And Dynamics, 2744 Magnetotail, 2753 Numerical Modeling, 6250 Moon (1221)

Scientific paper

As the Moon transits through the terrestrial magnetosphere it traverses three distinct plasma environments - the lobe, the plasmasheet and the low latitude boundary layer. While the plasma in the plasmasheet is primarily hydrogen, during storms, the concentration of oxygen ions can increase significantly. Even at concentrations of only a few percent, the oxygen ions can contribute the majority of the energy density. We will present results from 3D multifluid simulations quantifying the flux of energetic oxygen ions at the Moon during substorm and storm conditions. We will show how the concentration of oxygen, as well as the energy and flow direction of both hydrogen and oxygen, varies during active times. We will also discuss the role of the tail magnetic field in modulating the flux of higher energy ions at the Moon.

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