Computer Science
Scientific paper
Sep 2009
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"High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy: Towards IXO, Proceedings of the international workshop held at the Mullard Space Science La
Computer Science
Scientific paper
Collisions between solar wind ions and neutral atoms in the Earth's exosphere produce X-ray emission due to the solar wind charge exchange process (SWCX). The X-ray emissivity from SWCX is predicted to be strongest in the Earth's magnetosheath where the solar wind density is most enhanced. SWCX has been detected by the EPIC detectors on XMM-Newton where it appears as a diffuse and variable component of the sky background characterised by strong emission lines from the high charge-state ions within the solar wind. We are performing a systematic search for signatures of SWCX emission in the XMM-Newton archive and we here report on a preliminary study which has detected several new examples. XMM-Newton, however, is not optimised for studying SWCX due to observational constraints and its narrow field of view. We report on two instrument concepts, MagEX and STORM, being developed with collaborators in NASA/GSFC, which have the necessary wide field of view, soft X-ray response and sensitivity to make global studies of the dynamical interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetosheath.
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