Near-lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration
The observation of parallel ion velocity in the near-lunar wake approximately equal to external solar wind velocity can be explained within uncertainties by an analytic electrostatic expansion model. The one-dimensional model frequently used is inadequate because it does not account for the moon...
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| author | Hutchinson, Ian Horner |
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| description | The observation of parallel ion velocity in the near-lunar wake approximately equal to external solar wind velocity can be explained within uncertainties by an analytic electrostatic expansion model. The one-dimensional model frequently used is inadequate because it does not account for the moon's spherical shape. However, application of a more recent generalization to three dimensions of the solution along characteristics predicts higher velocities and is probably sufficient to account for the SARA observations on the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/958292023-02-26T03:29:39Z Near-lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration Hutchinson, Ian Horner Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center Hutchinson, Ian H. The observation of parallel ion velocity in the near-lunar wake approximately equal to external solar wind velocity can be explained within uncertainties by an analytic electrostatic expansion model. The one-dimensional model frequently used is inadequate because it does not account for the moon's spherical shape. However, application of a more recent generalization to three dimensions of the solution along characteristics predicts higher velocities and is probably sufficient to account for the SARA observations on the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. 2015-03-04T20:51:50Z 2015-03-04T20:51:50Z 2013-05 2013-03 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 21699380 2169-9402 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95829 Hutchinson, I. H. “Near-Lunar Proton Velocity Distribution Explained by Electrostatic Acceleration.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 118, no. 5 (May 2013): 1825–1827. en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgra.50277 Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf American Geophysical Union (AGU) arXiv |
| spellingShingle | Hutchinson, Ian Horner Near-lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration |
| title | Near-lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration |
| title_full | Near-lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration |
| title_fullStr | Near-lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Near-lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration |
| title_short | Near-lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration |
| title_sort | near lunar proton velocity distribution explained by electrostatic acceleration |
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