3D multi-fluid simulation of flux ropes in the Martian magnetotail

Details 3D multi-fluid simulation of flux ropes in the Martian magnetotail 3D multi-fluid simulation of flux ropes in the Martian magnetotail

Dec 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011agufmsh42a..08h&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, abstract #SH42A-08

Physics

[2723] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetic Reconnection, [2780] Magnetospheric Physics / Solar Wind Interactions With Unmagnetized Bodies, [6225] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Mars

Scientific paper

Flux ropes are frequently observed at both the terrestrial magnetopause and in the terrestrial magnetotail. 3D multi-fluid simulations of the solar wind interaction with Mars indicate that flux ropes are also present in the Martian magnetotail. The flux ropes can form and transit through the tail on time scales of minutes and have sizes on the order of 500-1000 km. For the case presented, one flux rope that formed near the dusk terminator when the strongest magnetic anomalies were located near midnight will be shown in detail. The simulation results indicate that passage through a flux rope by a spacecraft would lead to an inverted-V type ion spectrum with peak ion energies on the order of a few keV. The results also indicate that flux ropes can be a significant, but transient, driver of atmospheric loss.

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