Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agufm.u21a0042p&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #U21A-0042
Physics
Plasma Physics
0328 Exosphere, 7800 Space Plasma Physics, 7807 Charged Particle Motion And Acceleration, 7837 Neutral Particles (2151), 7845 Particle Acceleration
Scientific paper
We carry out Monte Carlo simulations of heavy particle species which are released from the surface of the planet Mercury as neutral particles and later on they are ionized. We consider three major sources of particle injection, namely Photon stimulated desorption, Solar wind sputtering and Micro-meteoroid vaporisation to build neutral exosphere. Then, we investigate the resulting exosphere and identify regions of particle acceleration due to the electromagnetic fields as well as distribution of ionization in the simulation box. The results are put into the context of the MESSENGER mission which measure the in situ data during its first fly by on January, 14 2008.
Kabin Konstantin
Paral Jan
Rankin Robert
Travnicek Pavel
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