Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufm.p11b1205t&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #P11B-1205
Physics
[5435] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Ionospheres, [5443] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Magnetospheres, [6295] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Venus
Scientific paper
Venus has no intrinsic magnetic field and so is subjected to direct interaction of the solar wind to the upper atmosphere. Solar Helium II (30.4nm) causes photodissociation of particles in the atmosphere, breaking them into electrons, known as ionospheric photoelectrons, and positive ions. These photoelectrons have been observed throughout the Solar System including Earth, Mars, Titan and Saturn’s rings. Ionospheric photoelectrons were observed at Venus in a number of case studies in previous work. Now a statistical review is planned to gain a better insight into the conditions surrounding these ionospheric photoelectrons, particularly those that occur in the tail. This work will present a new preliminary study, to later form part of a proposed year-long statistical review, including improved background subtraction techniques.
Barabash Stas
Coates Andrew J.
David Winningham J.
Fedorov Arkady
Frahm Rudy A.
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