Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....86.1617b&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, Mar. 1, 1981, p. 1617-1620.
Physics
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Least Squares Method, Magnetic Dipoles, Mercury (Planet), Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Axes Of Rotation, Geomagnetic Tail, Magnetopause, Multipolar Fields, Planetary Rotation, Radiation Pressure, Solar Wind, Standard Deviation, Mercury, Planet, Magnetosphere, Magnetotail, Mathematical Models, Data, Magnetic Fields, Dipole, Comparisons, Parameters, Solar Wind, Pressure, Compression
Scientific paper
Mercury's magnetopause and magnetotail are calculated by combining a previous approach of using the dipole displacement from the planet center with an improved magnetotail field calculation. The fits are obtained using five variable parameters, namely the strength of the compressed dipole field, the tilt of the dipole axis, the displacement of the dipole along the rotation axis, and the displacement of the dipole along the y axis. Results are computed by optimizing the vector standard deviations. The rms deviation of the data is reduced from 10 or 11 gamma to 9.3 gamma. Best fits for a dipole displacement of 0.0285 planet radius (earlier, 0.026) toward the dawn in the magnetic equatorial plane, and 0.17 planet radius (earlier, 0.189) northward along the magnetic dipole axis are obtained.
Bergan S.
Engle Irene M.
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