Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufmsm41b1872s&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #SM41B-1872
Physics
Plasma Physics
[6005] Planetary Sciences: Comets And Small Bodies / Atmospheres, [6033] Planetary Sciences: Comets And Small Bodies / Magnetospheres, [6281] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Titan, [7833] Space Plasma Physics / Mathematical And Numerical Techniques
Scientific paper
Hybrid modelling allows tracking ion particle in self-consist electromagnetic fields. Titan is a specific case where ion gyromotion plays a significant role in the interaction with the ambient plasma flow. We present hybrid simulation results from a medium-strength magnetospheric flow case. The water-group ions are shown to dominate the energy deposition by particles into Titan's ionosphere, while incident protons and pickup ions deposit about a total of a third of the water-group energy. Neutral collisions for the incident ions were taken into account via stopping cross sections. We show that Titan's neutral exosphere reduces the flux and energy deposit of especially lighter flow ions into Titan's atmosphere. Distribution of impacts and energy deposit by incident watergroup ions onto Titan's exobase.
Crary Frank J.
Jarvinen Riku
Johnson Robert E.
Kallio Esa J.
Sillanpää I.
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