Electron energization in lunar magnetospheres

Details Electron energization in lunar magnetospheres Electron energization in lunar magnetospheres

Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010jplph..76..915b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Plasma Physics, Vol. 76, Issue 5-6, p.915-918

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Plasma Physics

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The interaction of the solar wind with lunar surface magnetic fields produces a bow shock and a magnetosphere-like structure. In front of the shock wave energetic electrons up to keV energies are produced. This paper describes how resonant interactions between plasma turbulence in the form of lower-hybrid waves and electrons can result in field aligned electron acceleration. The turbulent wave fields close to the lower-hybrid resonant frequency are excited most probably by the modified two-stream instability, driven by the solar wind ions that are reflected and deflected by the low shock.

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