scholarly journals Ultra-low-frequency waves in the ion foreshock of Mercury: a global hybrid modelling study

2019 ◽  
Vol 491 (3) ◽  
pp. 4147-4161 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Jarvinen ◽  
M Alho ◽  
E Kallio ◽  
T I Pulkkinen
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Bow Shock ◽  
Solar Wind Interaction ◽  
Ulf Wave ◽  
Upstream Condition ◽  
Upstream Solar Wind ◽  
The Imf

ABSTRACT We study the solar wind interaction with Mercury using a global three-dimensional hybrid model. In the analysed simulation run, we find a well-developed, dynamic Hermean ion foreshock ahead of the quasi-parallel bow shock under upstream solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) conditions corresponding to the orbital perihelion of the planet. A portion of the incident solar wind ion flux is scattered back upstream near the quasi-parallel bow shock including both major solar wind ion species, protons and alphas. The scattered particles form the Hermean suprathermal foreshock ion population. A significant part of the suprathermal population is backstreaming with a velocity component towards the Sun in the near-foreshock at the planetocentric distance of few planetary radii in the plane of the IMF. The ion foreshock is associated with large-scale, oblique fast magnetosonic waves in the ultra-low-frequency (ULF) range convecting downstream with the solar wind. The ULF wave period is about 5 s in the analysed upstream condition case at Mercury, which corresponds to the 30-s foreshock waves at Earth when scaled by the IMF magnitude.

Modulation of the solar wind driven ion escape from unmagnetized planets by ultra-low-frequency foreshock waves in a global hybrid simulation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riku Jarvinen ◽  
Esa Kallio ◽  
Tuija Pulkkinen
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Hybrid Simulation ◽  
Bow Shock ◽  
Upstream Region ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
Solar Wind Interaction ◽  
Ion Escape ◽  
A Charge

<p>We study the solar wind interaction with Venus in a 3-dimensional global hybrid model where ions are treated as particles and electrons are a charge-neutralizing fluid. We concentrate on large-scale ultra-low frequency (ULF) waves in the ion foreshock and how they affect the energization and escape of planetary ions. The ion foreshock forms in the upstream region ahead of the quasi-parallel bow shock, where the angle between the shock normal and the magnetic field is smaller than about 45 degrees. The magnetic connection with the bow shock allows backstreaming of the solar wind ions leading to the formation of the ion foreshock. This kind of beam-plasma configuration is a source of free energy for the excitation of plasma waves. The foreshock ULF waves convect downstream with the solar wind flow and encounter the bow shock and transmit in the downstream region. We analyze the coupling of the ULF waves with the planetary ion acceleration and compare Venus and Mars in a global hybrid simulation.</p>

Ultra-low frequency foreshock waves at Venus and Mercury in a global hybrid simulation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riku Jarvinen ◽  
Esa Kallio ◽  
Tuija I. Pulkkinen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Hybrid Simulation ◽  
Bow Shock ◽  
Upstream Region ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
Solar Wind Interaction ◽  
Low Frequency Waves

<p>We study the solar wind interaction with Venus and Mercury in a 3-dimensional global hybrid simulation where ions are treated as particles and electrons are a charge-neutralizing fluid. We concentrate on the formation of large-scale ultra-low frequency (ULF) waves in ion foreshocks and their dependence on the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field conditions. The ion foreshock forms in the upstream region ahead of the quasi-parallel bow shock, where the angle between the shock normal and the magnetic field is smaller than about 45 degrees. The magnetic connection with the bow shock allows backstreaming of the solar wind ions leading to the formation of the ion foreshock. This kind of beam-plasma configuration is a source of free energy for the excitation of plasma waves. The foreshock ULF waves convect downstream with the solar wind flow and encounter the bow shock. We compare the waves between Venus and Mercury, and analyze the coupling of the ULF waves with the planetary ion acceleration at Venus.</p> <p>References:</p> <p>Jarvinen R., Alho M., Kallio E., Pulkkinen T.I., 2020, Oxygen Ion Escape From Venus Is Modulated by Ultra-Low Frequency Waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, 11, doi:10.1029/2020GL087462</p> <p>Jarvinen R., Alho M., Kallio E., Pulkkinen T.I., 2020, Ultra-low frequency waves in the ion foreshock of Mercury: A global hybrid modeling study, Mon. Notices Royal Astron. Soc., 491, 3, 4147-4161, doi:10.1093/mnras/stz3257</p>

On the Bow-Shock dynamics in response to a Quasi-Perpendicular interaction with different Solar Wind conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Cazzola ◽  
Dominique Fontaine ◽  
Philippe Savoini
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Computer Simulations ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bow Shock ◽  
Hybrid Code ◽  
Mach Numbers ◽  
The Imf

<p>This work will be giving new insights into the global Quasi-Perpendicular interaction effects of the Solar Wind with a realistic three-dimensional terrestrial-like curved Bow Shock (BS) by means of hybrid computer simulations.<br>The Bow-Shock profoundly changes its behavior for different incoming Solar Wind conditions. For Alfvénic Mach numbers greater than a specific threshold, the Bow-Shock shows an intense rippling phenomenon propagating along its surface, as well as the formation of a set of waves in the near-Earth flanks.<br>A similar rippling has been observed from different independent in-situ satellite crossings, as well as studied with ad-hoc computer simulations configured with 2D-planar shocks, conclusively confirming the highly kinetic nature of this phenomenon. Yet, the possible effects of a global three-dimensional curved interaction are still poorly described.<br>As such, we have performed a series of 3D simulations at different Alfvénic Mach numbers, different plasma beta - ratio between the thermal to the magnetic pressures - and different incoming Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) configurations with the hybrid code LatHyS, which was already successfully used for similar past analyses.<br>Particularly, we have found that the ripples follow a pattern not directly driven by the IMF direction as initially expected, but rather a Nose-to-Flanks propagation with the rippling onset region  being significantly displaced from the nose position. Additionally, this phenomenon seems to be mainly confined to the plane on where the IMF direction lies, with the perpendicular cross-sections showing only a slight oscillation.<br>Finally, we have observes a significant ions acceleration in the local perpendicular directions along the flanks modulations, which is most likely related to the local IMF-BS normal fluctuations occurring in the ripples boundary.</p>

Mars-solar wind interaction in a global hybrid model: plasma waves and ion dynamics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riku Jarvinen ◽  
Esa Kallio ◽  
Tuija Pulkkinen
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Plasma Waves ◽  
Ion Dynamics ◽  
Solar Wind Interaction ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Plasma Environment ◽  
A Charge ◽  
The Waves

<p>We discuss the solar wind interaction with Mars in a self-consistent, 3-dimensional global hybrid simulation, where ions are treated as macroscopic particle clouds moving under the Lorentz force and electrons form a charge-neutralizing fluid. In the model, ion populations include both the solar wind and planetary ions. We concentrate on the formation of plasma waves near Mars. Especially, we analyze properties of large-scale waves in the ion foreshock and their transmission in the magnetosheath. Further, we study the coupling of the waves with ion dynamics in the Martian plasma environment. We discuss the solar wind interaction with Mars in a self-consistent, 3-dimensional global hybrid simulation, where ions are treated as macroscopic particle clouds moving under the Lorentz force and electrons form a charge-neutralizing fluid. In the model, ion populations include both the solar wind and planetary ions. We concentrate on the formation of plasma waves near Mars. Especially, we analyze properties of large-scale waves in the ion foreshock and their transmission in the magnetosheath. Further, we study the coupling of the waves with ion dynamics in the Martian plasma environment. Finally, we compare these Mars simulations to our earlier global hybrid modeling of Venus and Mercury to investigate how the waves and ion dynamics depend on the distance from the Sun and the size of a planetary plasma environment.</p><p>References:</p><p>Jarvinen R., Alho M., Kallio E., Pulkkinen T.I., 2020, Oxygen Ion Escape From Venus Is Modulated by Ultra-Low Frequency Waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, 11, doi:10.1029/2020GL087462</p><p>Jarvinen R., Alho M., Kallio E., Pulkkinen T.I., 2020, Ultra-low frequency waves in the ion foreshock of Mercury: A global hybrid modeling study, Mon. Notices Royal Astron. Soc., 491, 3, 4147-4161, doi:10.1093/mnras/stz3257 </p>

scholarly journals The responses of the earth’s magnetopause and bow shock to the IMF Bz and the solar wind dynamic pressure: a parametric study using the AMR-CESE-MHD model

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. A41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Wang ◽  
Zhifang Guo ◽  
Yasong S. Ge ◽  
Aimin Du ◽  
Can Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Mach Number ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Bow Shock ◽  
Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Shock Location ◽  
Mhd Model ◽  
Upstream Solar Wind ◽  
The Imf

We have used the AMR-CESE-MHD model to investigate the influences of the IMF Bz and the upstream solar wind dynamic pressure (Dp) on Earth’s magnetopause and bow shock. Our results present that the earthward displacement of the magnetopause increases with the intensity of the IMF Bz. The increase of the northward IMF Bz also brings the magnetopause closer to the Earth even though with a small distance. Our simulation results show that the subsolar bow shock during the southward IMF is much closer to the Earth than during the northward IMF. As the intensity of IMF Bz increases (also the total field strength), the subsolar bow shock moves sunward as the solar wind magnetosonic Mach number decreases. The sunward movement of the subsolar bow shock during southward IMF are much smaller than that during northward IMF, which indicates that the decrease of solar wind magnetosonic Mach number hardly changes the subsolar bow shock location during southward IMF. Our simulations also show that the effects of upstream solar wind dynamic pressure (Dp) changes on both the subsolar magnetopause and bow shock locations are much more significant than those due to the IMF changes, which is consistent with previous studies. However, in our simulations the earthward displacement of the subsolar magnetopause during high solar wind Dp is greater than that predicted by the empirical models.

Dynamical features of the near-Hermean environment under different solar wind conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Milillo ◽  
Tommaso Alberti ◽  
Stavro L. Ivanovski ◽  
Monica Laurenza ◽  
Stefano Massetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Local Source ◽  
Hilbert Huang Transform ◽  
Ulf Wave ◽  
Large Scale Field ◽  
Upstream Solar Wind ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
Planetary Magnetic Field

<p>The interaction between the interplanetary medium and planetary environments gives rise to different phenomena on several temporal and spatial scales. Here we use the Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) to characterize both local and global properties of Mercury's environment as seen during two MESSENGER flybys with different upstream solar wind conditions. Hence, we may infer that the near-Mercury environment presents some different local features with respect to the ambient solar wind, due to both interaction processes and intrinsic structures of the Hermean environment. Our findings support the ion kinetic nature of the Hermean plasma structures, with the magnetosheath being characterized by inhomogeneous ion-kinetic intermittent fluctuations, superimposed to both MHD fluctuations and large-scale field structure. We show that the HHT analysis allow to capture and reproduce some interesting features of the Hermean environment as flux transfer events, Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices, and ULF wave activity, thus providing a suitable method for characterizing physical processes of different nature. Our approach demonstrate to be very promising for the characterization of the structure and dynamics of planetary magnetic field at different scales, for the identification of boundaries, and for discriminating the different scale-dependent features of global and local source processes that can be used for modelling purposes.</p>

scholarly journals Low-frequency magnetic field fluctuations in Venus' solar wind interaction region: Venus Express observations

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 951-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Guicking ◽  
K.-H. Glassmeier ◽  
H.-U. Auster ◽  
M. Delva ◽  
U. Motschmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Interaction Region ◽  
Wave Intensity ◽  
Bow Shock ◽  
Solar Wind Interaction ◽  
Frequency Magnetic Field ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Wave Properties

Abstract. We investigate wave properties of low-frequency magnetic field fluctuations in Venus' solar wind interaction region based on the measurements made on board the Venus Express spacecraft. The orbit geometry is very suitable to investigate the fluctuations in Venus' low-altitude magnetosheath and mid-magnetotail and provides an opportunity for a comparative study of low-frequency waves at Venus and Mars. The spatial distributions of the wave properties, in particular in the dayside and nightside magnetosheath as well as in the tail and mantle region, are similar to observations at Mars. As both planets do not have a global magnetic field, the interaction process of the solar wind with both planets is similar and leads to similar instabilities and wave structures. We focus on the spatial distribution of the wave intensity of the fluctuating magnetic field and detect an enhancement of the intensity in the dayside magnetosheath and a strong decrease towards the terminator. For a detailed investigation of the intensity distribution we adopt an analytical streamline model to describe the plasma flow around Venus. This allows displaying the evolution of the intensity along different streamlines. It is assumed that the waves are generated in the vicinity of the bow shock and are convected downstream with the turbulent magnetosheath flow. However, neither the different Mach numbers upstream and downstream of the bow shock, nor the variation of the cross sectional area and the flow velocity along the streamlines play probably an important role in order to explain the observed concentration of wave intensity in the dayside magnetosheath and the decay towards the nightside magnetosheath. But, the concept of freely evolving or decaying turbulence is in good qualitative agreement with the observations, as we observe a power law decay of the intensity along the streamlines. The observations support the assumption of wave convection through the magnetosheath, but reveal at the same time that wave sources may not only exist at the bow shock, but also in the magnetosheath.

scholarly journals Observations and modelling of the wave mode evolution of an impulse-driven 3 mHz ULF wave

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 1723-1735
Author(s):  
J. D. Borderick ◽  
T. K. Yeoman ◽  
C. L. Waters ◽  
D. M. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Wave Mode ◽  
Ulf Wave ◽  
Doppler Shifts ◽  
Electric And Magnetic Fields ◽  
Spacecraft Data ◽  
Upstream Solar Wind ◽  
Oblique Magnetic Field

Abstract. A combination of an HF Doppler sounder, a network of ground magnetometers, upstream solar wind monitors and a numerical model is used to examine the temporal evolution of an Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) wave. The event occurred on 16 April 1998 and followed a solar wind density and pressure increase seen in the upstream ACE spacecraft data. The magnetometer and HF Doppler sounder data show that the event develops into a low-m (−6) field line resonance. HF signals that propagate via the ionosphere exhibit Doppler shifts due to a number of processes that give rise to a time-dependent phase path. The ULF electric and magnetic fields are calculated by a one-dimensional model which calculates the wave propagation from the magnetosphere, through the ionosphere to the ground with an oblique magnetic field. These values are then used to determine a model HF Doppler shift which is subsequently compared to HF Doppler observations. The ULF magnetic field at the ground and Doppler observations are then used to provide model inputs at various points throughout the event. We find evidence that the wave mode evolved from a mixture of fast and Alfvén modes at the beginning of the event to an almost purely shear Alfvénic mode after 6 wavecycles (33 min).

Refined study of the structure of the quasiperpendicular supercritical Martian shock: new results and methodology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Burne ◽  
Cesar Bertucci ◽  
Christian Mazelle ◽  
Laura Morales ◽  
Karim Meziane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Specular Reflection ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Bow Shock ◽  
Curvature Radius ◽  
Solar Wind Interaction ◽  
Absolute Size ◽  
Dissipative Effects ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Spacecraft Mission

<p>The study of the structure of the Martian shock is crucial to understand its microphysics and it is of special interest to understand the solar wind interaction with an unmagnetized, atmospheric body. </p> <p>The Martian bow shock is a rich example of a supercritical, mass-loaded, collisionless shock and it is one of the smallest of the solar system (both in absolute size and in terms of the solar wind ion gyroradii, of the same order of the curvature radius). This raises questions related to which particle acceleration and energy dissipation mechanism can take place, when its small size means dissipation timescales are too long for a stationary shock to convert the excess kinetic energy into heat. In addition, this shock coexists with ultra-low frequency (ULF) upstream waves, that are generated from the pick-up of exospheric ions.  </p> <p>We use MAVEN plasma and magnetic field data to show that the fine structure of the Martian supercritical quasi-perpendicular shock (given by the typical supercritical substructures: the foot, ramp and overshoot) is in many ways comparable with that of the Terrestrial shock, which presents a substantially different solar wind – planet interaction. We observe a shock foot of the order of an upstream ion convected gyroradius, that agrees with the model of specular reflection of foot formation (Woods, 1971; Livesey et al., 1984; Gosling and Thomsen, 1985). Also, we find that the shock ramp is typically very narrow, of the order of a few electron inertial lengths. The presence of a well-defined foot and overshoot confirm the importance of dissipative effects, even in such a small bow shock boundary. </p> <p>In this work we also provide a meticulous analysis methodology that stresses the importance on the correct processing of MAVEN data, and the clarity and consistency of the criteria used in the data selection and analysis. We pay special attention to the determination of the external limit of the entry to the ion foot and the identification of the main and secondary overshoots, where the presence of the ULF waves could mean an erroneous identification of these shock features. We also attempt to assess the non-stationarity of the shock substructures, even with the limitations of a single spacecraft mission, by computing a range of local shock speeds to obtain the substructures spatial widths from the timeseries within an upper and lower value.</p> <p> </p> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div>

Foreshock ULF fluctuations near the Moon: THEMIS observations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Salohub ◽  
Jana Šafránková ◽  
Zdeněk Němeček
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Rest Frame ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Solar Wind Plasma ◽  
Turbulent Plasma ◽  
Bow Shock ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Shock Surface ◽  
The Earth

<p>The foreshock is a region filled with a turbulent plasma located upstream the Earth’s bow shock where interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) lines are connected to the bow shock surface. In this region, ultra-low frequency (ULF) waves are generated due to the interaction of the solar wind plasma with particles reflected from the bow shock back into the solar wind. It is assumed that excited waves grow and they are convected through the solar wind/foreshock, thus the inner spacecraft (close to the bow shock) would observe larger wave amplitudes than the outer (far from the bow shock) spacecraft. The paper presents a statistical analysis of excited ULF fluctuations observed simultaneously by two closely separated THEMIS spacecraft orbiting the Moon under a nearly radial IMF. We found that ULF fluctuations (in the plasma rest frame) can be characterized as a mixture of transverse and compressional modes with different properties at both locations. We discuss the growth and/or damping of ULF waves during their propagation.</p>

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