Acceleration of interstellar pickup ions in the disturbed solar wind observed on Ulysses

1994 ◽  
Vol 99 (A9) ◽  
pp. 17637 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Gloeckler ◽  
J. Geiss ◽  
E. C. Roelof ◽  
L. A. Fisk ◽  
F. M. Ipavich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Pickup Ions

Inner Source C+/O+ Pickup Ions Produced by Solar Wind Recycling, Neutralization, Backscattering, Sputtering, and Sputtering-induced Recycling

2018 ◽  
Vol 861 (2) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Quinn ◽  
N. A. Schwadron ◽  
E. Möbius ◽  
A. Taut ◽  
L. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Pickup Ions

scholarly journals The Effect of Magnetic Turbulence Energy Spectra and Pickup Ions on the Heating of the Solar Wind

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Ng ◽  
A. Bhattacharjee ◽  
P. A. Isenberg ◽  
D. Munsi ◽  
C. W. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Energy Spectra ◽  
Turbulence Energy ◽  
Pickup Ions ◽  
Magnetic Turbulence

Thermal anisotropies in the solar wind: Evidence of heating by interstellar pickup ions?

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (22) ◽  
pp. 3259-3262 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Richardson ◽  
John L. Phillips ◽  
Charles W. Smith ◽  
Perry C. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Pickup Ions

Alfvén waves, alpha particles, and pickup ions in the solar wind

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. E. Goldstein ◽  
M. Neugebauer ◽  
E. J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Alpha Particles ◽  
Pickup Ions

EXCITATION OF LOW-FREQUENCY WAVES IN THE SOLAR WIND BY NEWBORN INTERSTELLAR PICKUP IONS H+AND He+AS SEEN BY VOYAGER AT 4.5 AU

2010 ◽  
Vol 724 (2) ◽  
pp. 1256-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin J. Joyce ◽  
Charles W. Smith ◽  
Philip A. Isenberg ◽  
Neil Murphy ◽  
Nathan A. Schwadron
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Pickup Ions ◽  
Low Frequency Waves

scholarly journals A transient enhancement of Mercury’s exosphere at extremely high altitudes inferred from pickup ions

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie M. Jasinski ◽  
Leonardo H. Regoli ◽  
Timothy A. Cassidy ◽  
Ryan M. Dewey ◽  
Jim M. Raines ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Heavy Ions ◽  
Ion Fluxes ◽  
Fast Imaging ◽  
Neutral Density ◽  
High Altitudes ◽  
Pickup Ions ◽  
Plasma Spectrometer

Abstract Mercury has a global dayside exosphere, with measured densities of 10−2 cm−3 at ~1500 km. Here we report on the inferred enhancement of neutral densities (<102 cm−3) at high altitudes (~5300 km) by the MESSENGER spacecraft. Such high-altitude densities cannot be accounted for by the typical exosphere. This event was observed by the Fast-Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS), which detected heavy ions of planetary origin that were recently ionized, and “picked up” by the solar wind. We estimate that the neutral density required to produce the observed pickup ion fluxes is similar to typical exospheric densities found at ~700 km altitudes. We suggest that this event was most likely caused by a meteroid impact. Understanding meteoroid impacts is critical to understanding the source processes of the exosphere at Mercury, and the use of plasma spectrometers will be crucial for future observations with the Bepi-Colombo mission.

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