| Autor: |
Elena Belenkaya, Ivan Pensionerov, Igor Alexeev, David Parunakian |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Universe, Vol 7, Iss 10, p 355 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2218-1997 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/universe7100355 |
| Popis: |
In this paper we consider an unusual structure, twice observed at the magnetopause of Mercury, and called the “Double Magnetopause”. Presumably, it is associated with a current sheet created by Na+ ions. Two alternative scenarios are considered. The first one: Sodium ions prevail outside the Hermean magnetosphere. The second: Sodium ions predominate inside the magnetosphere of Mercury. These ions have been observed inside and outside the magnetosphere. We analyze what Na+ density excess can be sufficient for creation of a wide diamagnetic magnetopause current and on which side of the magnetopause this current is located. For each scenario, two directions of the north-south (Z) component of the solar wind magnetic field are considered. |
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