Minimagnetospheres above the lunar surface and the formation of lunar swirlsVise andre og tillknytning
2012 (engelsk)Inngår i: Physical Review Letters, ISSN 0031-9007, E-ISSN 1079-7114, Vol. 109, nr 8, s. 081101-Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]
In this paper we will present the in-situ satellite data, theory and laboratory validation that show how small scale collisionless shocks and mini-magnetospheres can form on the electron inertial scale length. The resulting retardation and deflection of the solar wind ions could be responsible for the unusual "lunar swirl" patterns seen on the surface of the Moon.
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American Physical Society , 2012. Vol. 109, nr 8, s. 081101-
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Forskningsprogram
rymd- och plasmafysik
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-62878DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.081101ISI: 000307711300004OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-62878DiVA, id: diva2:690225
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