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/ C. J. Farrugia [et al.] // J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys. - 2013. - Vol. 99. - P14-26, DOI 10.1016/j.jastp.2012.11.014. - Cited References: 53. - C.J.F. is supported by NASA Grant NNX10AQ29G and NSF Grant AGS-1140211. N.V.E. acknowledges support from Austrian Science Fund Project I193-N16 and RFBR Grant no 12-05-00152-a. N.L. acknowledges support from NSF Grant AGS-1140211. Work at LANL was conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy with partial support from NASA and NSF. . - 13. - ISSN 1364-6826РУБ Geochemistry & Geophysics + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: The interaction of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) and magnetic clouds (MCs) with the Earth's magnetosphere exhibits various interesting features principally due to interplanetary parameters which change slowly and reach extreme values of long duration. These, in turn, allow us to explore the geomagnetic response to continued and extreme driving of the magnetosphere. In this paper we shall discuss elements of the following: (i) anomalous features of the flow in the terrestrial magnetosheath during ICME/MC passage and (ii) large geomagnetic disturbances when total or partial mergers of ICMEs/MCs pass Earth. In (i) we emphasize two roles played by the upstream Alfven Mach number in solar wind-magnetosphere interactions: (i) It gives rise to wide plasma depletion layers. (ii) It enhances the magnetosheath flow speed on draped magnetic field lines. (By plasma depletion layer we mean a magnetosheath region adjacent to the magnetopause where magnetic forces dominate over hydrodynamic forces.) In (ii) we stress that the ICME mergers elicit geoeffects over and above those of the individual members. In addition, features of the non-linear behavior of the magnetosphere manifest themselves. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Farrugia, C.J.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Jordanova, V.K.; Lugaz, N.; Sandholt, P.E.; Muhlbachler, S.; Torbert, R.B.

/ H. Lammer [et al.] // Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. - 2013. - Vol. 430, Is. 2. - P1247-1256, DOI 10.1093/mnras/sts705. - Cited References: 85. - NVE, KGK, MLK and HL acknowledge the support by the FWF NFN project S116 'Pathways to Habitability: From Disks to Active Stars, Planets and Life', and the related FWF NFN subprojects, S116 606-N16 'Magnetospheric Electrodynamics of Exoplanets' and S116607-N16 'Particle/Radiative Interactions with Upper Atmospheres of Planetary Bodies Under Extreme Stellar Conditions'. KGK, HL and PO thank also the Helmholtz Alliance project 'Planetary Evolution and Life'. ML and PO acknowledge support from the FWF project P22950-N16. NVE acknowledges support by the RFBR grant No 12-05-00152-a. The authors also acknowledge support from the EU FP7 project IMPEx (No. 262863) and the EUROPLANET-RI projects, JRA3/EMDAF and the Na2 science working group WG5. The authors thank the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, and the ISSI team 'Characterizing stellar- and exoplanetary environments'. Finally, we thank an anonymous referee for interesting suggestions and recommendations which helped to improve the article. . - 10. - ISSN 0035-8711РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: The discovery of transiting 'super-Earths' with inflated radii and known masses, such as Kepler-11b-f, GJ 1214b and 55 Cnc e, indicates that these exoplanets did not lose their nebula-captured hydrogen-rich, degassed or impact-delivered protoatmospheres by atmospheric escape processes. Because hydrodynamic blow-off of atmospheric hydrogen atoms is the most efficient atmospheric escape process we apply a time-dependent numerical algorithm which is able to solve the system of 1D fluid equations for mass, momentum and energy conservation to investigate the criteria under which 'super-Earths' with hydrogen-dominated upper atmospheres can experience hydrodynamic expansion by heating of the stellar soft X-rays and extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation and thermal escape via blow-off. Depending on orbit location, XUV flux, heating efficiency and the planet's mean density our results indicate that the upper atmospheres of all 'super-Earths' can expand to large distances, so that except for Kepler-11c all of them experience atmospheric mass-loss due to Roche lobe overflow. The atmospheric mass loss of the studied 'super-Earths' is one to two orders of magnitude lower compared to that of 'hot Jupiters' such as HD 209458b, so that one can expect that these exoplanets cannot lose their hydrogen envelopes during their remaining lifetimes.


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Lammer, H.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Odert, P.; Kislyakova, K.G.; Leitzinger, M.; Khodachenko, M.L.

[Text] : статья / V.V. Denisenko [et al.] // J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys. - 2013. - Vol. 102. - P341-353, DOI 10.1016/j.jastp.2013.05.019. - Cited References: 29. - This work is supported by Grants 09-06-91000, 12-05-00152 from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Additional support is due to the Austrian "Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung" under Project I193-N16 and the "Verwaltungsstelle fur Auslandsbeziehungen" of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The authors are grateful to the unknown reviewers for the fruitful detailed discussion. . - 13. - ISSN 1364-6826РУБ Geochemistry & Geophysics + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: A quasi stationary three dimensional model of electric fields and currents in the conductor that includes the Earth's atmosphere and ionosphere is created. The results of the three dimensional model are simpler regarding interpretation and explanation than two dimensional ones. Known approaches regarding the ionosphere as a boundary condition at the upper boundary of the atmospheric conductor are analyzed. For the investigation of the electric field penetration from ground into the ionosphere it is sufficient to take into account only integral conductivity of the ionosphere. A mathematical simulation has shown that the resulting electric field in the ionosphere is negligible in contrast to the general point of view that such a penetration is a physical process which potentially creates ionospheric precursors of earthquakes. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Denisenko, V.V.; Денисенко, Валерий Васильевич; Ampferer, M.; Pomozov, E.V.; Помозов, Егор Владимирович; Kitaev, A.V.; Китаев, Анатолий Валерьевич; Hausleitner, W.; Stangl, G.; Biernat, H.K.; Russian Foundation for Basic Research [09-06-91000, 12-05-00152]; Austrian "Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung" [I193-N16]; "Verwaltungsstelle fur Auslandsbeziehungen" of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

[Text] / M. Ampferer [et al.] // Ann. Geophys. - 2010. - Vol. 28, Is. 3. - pp. 779-787. - Cited References: 30. - This work is supported by grants 07 05 00135, 09-06-91000 from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and by the Program 16.3 of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Additional support is due to the Austrian "Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung" under Project I193-N16 and the "Verwaltungsstelle fur Auslandsbeziehungen" of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The authors are grateful to the referees whose comments helped considerably to improve the paper. . - ISSN 0992-7689РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: It is well known that lithospheric electromagnetic emissions are generated before earthquakes occurrence. In our study, we consider the physical penetration mechanism of the electric field from the Earth's surface, through the atmosphere-ionosphere layers, and until its detection in space by satellites. A simplified approach is investigated using the electric conductivity equation, i.e., del((sigma) over cap.del Phi) = 0 in the case of a vertical inclination of the geomagnetic field lines. Particular interest is given to the conductivity profile near the ground and the electric field distribution at the Earth's surface. Our results are discussed and compared to the models of Pulinets et al. (2003) and Denisenko et al. (2008). It is shown that the near ground atmospheric layer with low conductivity decreases the electric field penetration into the ionosphere. The model calculations have demonstrated that the electric field of lithospheric origin is too weak to be observed at satellite altitudes.


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Ampferer, M.; Denisenko, V.V.; Денисенко, Валерий Васильевич; Hausleitner, W.; Krauss, S.; Stangl, G.; Boudjada, M.Y.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / E. N. Vasil'ev // Tech. Phys. - 2013. - Vol. 58, Is. 10. - P1420-1425, DOI 10.1134/S1063784213100277. - Cited References: 6 . - ISSN 1063-7842РУБ Physics, Applied

Аннотация: The temperature as well as specific and integrated powers of energy mechanisms for sustaining a steady equilibrium arc discharge in a cylindrical channel in argon and carbon dioxide under atmospheric pressure are determined by solving the Elenbaas-Heller equation for various values of current I and radius R. The results of computations are represented in the form of state diagrams intended for estimating the main energy parameters of electric arcs for preset values of I and R. For carbon dioxide, the effect of screening of the heat conduction mechanism at the discharge boundary, which is due to a peculiar temperature dependence of radiation properties, is detected.

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Vasil'ev, E. N.; Васильев, Евгений Николаевич

[Text] / N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // Astrobiology. - 2013. - Vol. 13, Is. 11. - P1011-1029, DOI 10.1089/ast.2012.0957. - Cited References: 92. - M. Gudel, K. G. Kislyakova, M. L. Khodachenko, and H. Lammer acknowledge support by the FWF NFN project S116 601-N16 "Pathways to Habitability: From Disks to Active Stars, Planets and Life" and the related FWF NFN subprojects S116 604-N16 "Radiation & Wind Evolution from T Tauri Phase to ZAMS and Beyond," S116 606-N16 "Magnetospheric Electrodynamics of Exoplanets," S116 607-N16 "Particle/Radiative Interactions with Upper Atmospheres of Planetary Bodies under Extreme Stellar Conditions." K. G. Kislyakova, Yu. N. Kulikov, H. Lammer, and P. Odert thank also the Helmholtz Alliance project "Planetary Evolution and Life." P. Odert and A. Hanslmeier also acknowledge support from the FWF project P22950-N16. The authors also acknowledge support from the EU FP7 project IMPEx (No. 262863) and the EUROPLANET-RI projects, JRA3/EMDAF and the Na2 science WG5. The authors thank the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern and the ISSI team "Characterizing stellar and exoplanetary environments." N. V. Erkaev acknowledges support by the RFBR grant No 12-05-00152-a. Finally, the authors thank referee Tian Feng, from the Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, for suggestions and recommendations that helped to improve the work. . - 19. - ISSN 1531-1074РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics + Biology + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Аннотация: The recently discovered low-density super-Earths Kepler-11b, Kepler-11f, Kepler-11d, Kepler-11e, and planets such as GJ 1214b represent the most likely known planets that are surrounded by dense H/He envelopes or contain deep H2O oceans also surrounded by dense hydrogen envelopes. Although these super-Earths are orbiting relatively close to their host stars, they have not lost their captured nebula-based hydrogen-rich or degassed volatile-rich steam protoatmospheres. Thus, it is interesting to estimate the maximum possible amount of atmospheric hydrogen loss from a terrestrial planet orbiting within the habitable zone of late main sequence host stars. For studying the thermosphere structure and escape, we apply a 1-D hydrodynamic upper atmosphere model that solves the equations of mass, momentum, and energy conservation for a planet with the mass and size of Earth and for a super-Earth with a size of 2 R-Earth and a mass of 10 M-Earth. We calculate volume heating rates by the stellar soft X-ray and extreme ultraviolet radiation (XUV) and expansion of the upper atmosphere, its temperature, density, and velocity structure and related thermal escape rates during the planet's lifetime. Moreover, we investigate under which conditions both planets enter the blow-off escape regime and may therefore experience loss rates that are close to the energy-limited escape. Finally, we discuss the results in the context of atmospheric evolution and implications for habitability of terrestrial planets in general. Key Words: Stellar activityLow-mass starsEarly atmospheresEarth-like exoplanetsEnergetic neutral atomsIon escapeHabitability. Astrobiology 13, 1011-1029.

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[Erkaev, Nikolai V.] Russian Acad Sci, Siberian Div, Inst Computat Modelling, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia
[Erkaev, Nikolai V.] Siberian Fed Univ, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
[Lammer, Helmut
Odert, Petra
Kislyakova, Kristina G.
Khodachenko, Maxim L.
Biernat, Helfried] Austrian Acad Sci, Space Res Inst, A-8010 Graz, Austria
[Odert, Petra
Kislyakova, Kristina G.
Hanslmeier, Arnold] Graz Univ, Inst Phys, Graz, Austria
[Kulikov, Yuri N.] Russian Acad Sci, Polar Geophys Inst, Murmansk, Russia
[Khodachenko, Maxim L.] Moscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, Inst Nucl Phys, Moscow, Russia
[Guedel, Manuel] Univ Vienna, Inst Astrophys, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Lammer, H.; Odert, P.; Kulikov, Y.N.; Kislyakova, K.G.; Khodachenko, M.L.; Gudel, M.; Hanslmeier, A.; Biernat, H.K.; FWF NFN project [S116 601-N16, S116 604-N16, S116 606-N16, S116 607-N16]; FWF project [P22950-N16]; EU [262863]; EUROPLANET-RI projects; JRA3/EMDAF; Na2 science WG5; RFBR [12-05-00152-a]

/ K. G. Kislyakova [et al.] // Astrobiology. - 2013. - Vol. 13, Is. 11. - P1030-1048, DOI 10.1089/ast.2012.0958 . - ISSN 1531-1074
Аннотация: We studied the interactions between the stellar wind plasma flow of a typical M star, such as GJ 436, and the hydrogen-rich upper atmosphere of an Earth-like planet and a "super-Earth" with a radius of 2 R Earth and a mass of 10 MEarth, located within the habitable zone at ∼0.24 AU. We investigated the formation of extended atomic hydrogen coronae under the influences of the stellar XUV flux (soft X-rays and EUV), stellar wind density and velocity, shape of a planetary obstacle (e.g., magnetosphere, ionopause), and the loss of planetary pickup ions on the evolution of hydrogen-dominated upper atmospheres. Stellar XUV fluxes that are 1, 10, 50, and 100 times higher compared to that of the present-day Sun were considered, and the formation of high-energy neutral hydrogen clouds around the planets due to the charge-exchange reaction under various stellar conditions was modeled. Charge-exchange between stellar wind protons with planetary hydrogen atoms, and photoionization, lead to the production of initially cold ions of planetary origin. We found that the ion production rates for the studied planets can vary over a wide range, from ∼1.0×1025 s-1 to ∼5.3×1030 s-1, depending on the stellar wind conditions and the assumed XUV exposure of the upper atmosphere. Our findings indicate that most likely the majority of these planetary ions are picked up by the stellar wind and lost from the planet. Finally, we estimated the long-time nonthermal ion pickup escape for the studied planets and compared them with the thermal escape. According to our estimates, nonthermal escape of picked-up ionized hydrogen atoms over a planet's lifetime within the habitable zone of an M dwarf varies between ∼0.4 Earth ocean equivalent amounts of hydrogen (EOH) to <3 EOH and usually is several times smaller in comparison to the thermal atmospheric escape rates. © 2013 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Schmiedlstr. 6, A-8042 Graz, Austria
Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden
Institute of Computational Modelling, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
SINP, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Polar Geophysical Institute (PGI), Russian Academy of Sciences, Murmansk, Russian Federation
Institute of Astrophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
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Kislyakova, K.G.; Lammer, H.; Holmstrom, M.; Panchenko, M.; Odert, P.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Leitzinger, M.; Khodachenko, M.L.; Kulikov, Y.N.; Gudel, M.; Hanslmeier, A.

[Text] / T. Penza [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2008. - Vol. 56, Is. 9. - P1260-1272, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2008.04.005. - Cited References: 53 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: We investigate the efficiency of the atmospheric mass loss due to hydrodynamic blow-off over the lifetime of the exoplanet HD209458b by studying numerically its hydrogen wind for host star X-ray and EUV (XUV) fluxes between 1 and 100 times that of the present Sun. We apply a time-dependent numerical algorithm which is able to solve the system of hydrodynamic equations straight through the transonic point of the flow including Roche lobe effects. The mass loss rates are calculated as functions of the absorbed energy in the thermosphere. Depending on the heating efficiency for a hydrogen-rich thermosphere the maximum temperature obtained in our study at 1.5R(p1) by neglecting IR cooling is about 5000-10,000 K for heating efficiencies of 10% and 60%, respectively. We find that the upper atmosphere of HD209458b experiences hydrodynamic blow-off even at such low temperatures if one does not neglect gravitational effects caused by the proximity of the planet to its Roche lobe boundary. Depending on the heating efficiency, we find from the solution of the hydrodynamic equations of mass, momentum, and energy balance that energy-limited mass loss rate estimations overestimate the realistic mass loss rate at present time for HD209458b by several times. Using the maximum heating efficiency for hydrogen-rich atmospheres of 60% we find that HD209458b may experience an atmospheric mass loss rate at present time of about 3.5 x 10(10) g s(-1). The mass loss rate evolves to higher values for higher XUV fluxes expected during the early period of the planet's host star evolution, reaching values of several times 10(12) gs(-1). The integrated mass loss is found to be between 1.8% and 4.4% of the present mass of HD209458b. We found that the influence of the stellar tidal forces on atmospheric loss (the Roche lobe effect) is not significant at 0.045 AU. For a similar exoplanet, but at closer orbital distances <= 0.02 AU, the combined effect of the Roche lobe and the high XUV radiation result in much higher thermal loss rates of about 2.6 x 10(11) g s(-1) and even more for early stages. This leads to a total loss over 4 Gyr of 27.5% of the planetary mass. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Penza, T.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Kulikov, Y.N.; Langmayr, D.; Lammer, H.; Micela, G.; Cecchi-Pestellini, C.; Biernat, H.K.; Selsis, F.; Barge, P.; Deleuil, M.; Leger, A.

[Text] / N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // Astron. Astrophys. - 2007. - Vol. 472, Is. 1. - P329-334, DOI 10.1051/0004-6361:20066929. - Cited References: 26 . - ISSN 0004-6361РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Context. A study of the mass loss enhancement for very close "Hot Jupiters" due to the gravitational field of the host star is presented. Aims. The influence of the proximity to a planet of the Roche lobe boundary on the critical temperature for blow-off conditions for estimating the increase of the mass loss rate through hydrodynamic blow-off for close-in exoplanets is investigated. Methods. We consider the gravitational potential for a star and a planet along the line that joins their mass centers and the energy balance equation for an evaporating planetary atmosphere including the effect of the stellar tidal force on atmospheric escape. Results. By studying the effect of the Roche lobe on the atmospheric loss from short-periodic gas giants we derived reasonably accurate approximate formulas to estimate atmospheric loss enhancement due to the action of tidal forces on a "Hot Jupiter" and to calculate the critical temperature for the onset of "geometrical blow-off", which are valid for any physical values of the Roche lobe radial distance. Using these formulas, we found that the stellar tidal forces can enhance the hydrodynamic evaporation rate from TreS-1 and OGLE-TR-56b by about 2 fold, while for HD 209458b we found an enhancement of about 50%. For similar exoplanets which are closer to their host star than OGLE-TR-56b, the mass loss enhancement can be even larger. Moreover, we showed that the effect of the Roche lobe allows "Hot Jupiters" to reach blow-off conditions at temperatures which are less than expected due to the stellar X-ray and EUV heating.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Kulikov, Y.N.; Lammer, H.; Selsis, F.; Langmayr, D.; Jaritz, G.F.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / M. L. Khodachenko [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2007. - Vol. 55: Symposium on Exoplanets and Planetary Formation (APR 25-30, 2004, Nice, FRANCE), Is. 5. - P631-642, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2006.07.010. - Cited References: 63 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Atmospheric erosion due to CME-caused ion pick-up is investigated here for the first time for short periodic gas giants (so-called "Hot Jupiters") orbiting close to a star, To study the effect of encountering CMEs produced on the inagnetospheres and atmospheres of "Hot Jupiters" we model possible interaction of dense CME plasma with the exoplanet HD209458b (r(pl) = 1.43r(Jup) M(pl) = 0.69 M(jup)), which orbits a 4.0-5.0 Gyr old Sun-like star at a distance of about 0.045 AU. A numerical hydrodynamic model is applied for calculation of the upper atmospheric density and the hydrogen wind of HD209458b Lis a function of planetocentric distance. Taking into account the similarity of HD209458b's host star to Our Sun we use for the study of the ion production and loss rate of H(+) ions the solar CME plasma parameters and apply a numerical test particle model. Tidal-locking of short periodic exoplanets closely located to their host stars should result in weaker intrinsic planetary magnetic moments, as compared to those of the fast rotating Jupiter type planets at much larger orbits. It is shown that in this case the encountering CME plasma can compress the magnetospheric stand-off distance of short periodic "Hot Jupiters" down to the heights Lit which the ionization and pick-LIP of the planetary neutral atmosphere by the CME plasma flow take place. Assuming for the host star of HD209458b the same CME occurrence rate Lis on the Suit, we estimate possible total mass loss rates of HD2094581b due to its collisions with CMEs over the planet lifetime. It has been found that Under different estimations of the value of a planetary magnetic moment, HD209458b Could have lost over its lifetime the mass from 0-2 up to several times of its present mass M(pl). (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Khodachenko, M.L.; Lammer, H.; Lichtenegger, H.I.M.; Langmayr, D.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Griessmeier, J.M.; Leitner, M.; Penz, T.; Biernat, H.K.; Motschmann, U.; Rucker, H.O.

[Text] / H. . Lammer [et al.] // Astrobiology. - 2007. - Vol. 7, Is. 1. - P185-207, DOI 10.1089/ast.2006.0128. - Cited References: 104 . - ISSN 1531-1074РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics + Biology + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Аннотация: Atmospheric erosion Of CO2-rich Earth-size exoplanets due to coronal mass ejection (CME)-induced ion pick up within close-in habitable zones of active M-type dwarf stars is investigated. Since M stars are active at the X-ray and extreme ultraviolet radiation (XUV) wavelengths over long periods of time, we have applied a thermal balance model at various XUV flux input values for simulating the thermospheric heating by photodissociation and ionization processes due to exothermic chemical reactions and cooling by the CO2 infrared radiation in the 15 mu m band. Our study shows that intense XUV radiation of active M stars results in atmospheric expansion and extended exospheres. Using thermospheric neutral and ion densities calculated for various XUV fluxes, we applied a numerical test particle model for simulation of atmospheric ion pick up loss from an extended exosphere arising from its interaction with expected minimum and maximum CME plasma flows. Our results indicate that the Earth-like exoplanets that have no, or weak, magnetic moments may lose tens to hundreds of bars of atmospheric pressure, or even their whole atmospheres due to the CME-induced O+ ion pick up at orbital distances <= 0.2 astronomical units. We have found that, when exposed to intense XUV fluxes, atmospheres with CO2/N-2 mixing ratios lower than 96% will show an increase in exospheric temperatures and expanded thermosphere-exosphere environments. Hence, they suffer stronger atmospheric erosion, which can result in the total loss of several hundred bars even if an exoplanet is protected by a "magnetic shield" with its boundary located at I Earth radius above the surface. Furthermore, our study indicates that magnetic moments of tidally locked Earth-like exoplanets are essential for protecting their expanded upper atmospheres because of intense XUV radiation against CME plasma erosion. Therefore, we suggest that larger and more massive terrestrial-type exoplanets may better protect their atmospheres against CMEs, because the larger cores of such exoplanets would generate stronger magnetic moments and their higher gravitational acceleration would constrain the expansion of their thermosphere-exosphere regions and reduce atmospheric escape.


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Lammer, H.; Lichtenegger, H.I.M.; Kulikov, Y.N.; Griessmeier, J.M.; Terada, N.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Khodachenko, M.L.; Ribas, I.; Penz, T.; Selsis, F.

[Text] / G. F. Jaritz [et al.] // Astron. Astrophys. - 2005. - Vol. 439, Is. 2. - P771-775, DOI 10.1051/0004-6361:20052946. - Cited References: 32 . - ISSN 0004-6361РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Theoretical studies and recent observational evidence of the expansion of the atmospheres of short-periodic exoplanets show that the atmospheres extend up to several planetary radii. This indicates that the atmospheres experience blow-off conditions. Because of the short orbital distance to their host stars, the expansion of the upper atmosphere is no longer radially symmetric, but depends on the direction to the central body, resulting in a deformation of the expanded atmosphere. We show the connection between atmospheric expansion, tidal forces and effects of the Roche potential and find that HD209458 b, OGLE-TR-10 b and OGLE-TR-111 b are most likely in a state of classical hydrodynamical blow-off because the distance where blow-off can occur is less than the distance to the Lagrangian point L1. On the other hand, OGLE-TR-56 b, OGLE-TR-113 b, OGLE-TR-132 b and TreS-1 experience a geometrical blow-off defined by the Roche lobe as proposed by Lecavelier des Etangs et al. (2004, A&A, 418, L1). Our results have important implications for the evolution of short periodic gas giants, because the Roche lobe overflow of the atmosphere can lead to lower mass loss rates over the exoplanets history, compared to gas giants which experience hydrodynamic expansion and loss unaffected by this boundary. Thus, massive exoplanets like OGLE-TR-56 b in very close orbital distances are subject to geometrical blow-off conditions, this results in a total mass loss for this particular exoplanet of the order of about 3 x 10(-2) M-pl over the planets age, even if current mass loss rates of about 2 x 10(11) g s(-1) are calculated. If the exoplanet effected by the geometrical blow-off is more massive, the mass loss rate is even lower. However, giant exoplanets like HD209458 b, OGLE-TR-10 b and OGLE-TR-111 b at orbital distances of about 0.05 AU may experience classical hydrodynamic blow-off conditions, which can result in higher mass loss rates. Thus, such planets may shrink to their core sizes during the X-ray and EUV active periods of their host stars as proposed by Lammer et al. ( 2003, ApJ, L121, 598) and Bara. e et al. (2004, A& A, 419, L13).


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Jaritz, G.F.; Endler, S.; Langmayr, D.; Lammer, H.; Griessmeier, J.M.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / H. Lammer [et al.] // Celest. Mech. Dyn. Astron. - 2005. - Vol. 92, Is. 01.03.2013. - P273-285, DOI 10.1007/s10569-005-0004-4. - Cited References: 27 . - ISSN 0923-2958РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics + Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications

Аннотация: The region around a star where a life-supporting biosphere can evolve is the so-called Habitable Zone (HZ). The current definition of the HZ is based only on the mass-luminosity relation of the star and climatological and meteorological considerations of Earth-like planets, but neglects atmospheric loss processes due to the interaction with the stellar radiation and particle environment. From the knowledge of the planets in the Solar System, we know that planets can only evolve into a habitable world if they have a stable orbit around its host star and if they keep the atmosphere and water inventory during: (i) the period of heavy bombardment by asteroids and comets and (ii) during the host stars' active X-ray and extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and stellar wind periods. Impacts play a minor role for planets with the size and mass like Earth, while high XUV fluxes and strong stellar winds during the active periods of the young host star can destroy the atmospheres and water inventories. We show that XUV produced temperatures in the upper atmospheres of Earth-like planets can lead to hydrodynamic "blow off", resulting in the total loss of the planets water inventory and atmosphere, even if their orbits lie inside the HZ. Further, our study indicates that Earth-like planets inside the HZ of low mass stars may not develop an atmosphere, because at orbital distances closer than 0.3 AU, their atmospheres are highly affected by strong stellar winds and coronal mass ejections (CME's). Our study suggests that planetary magnetospheres will not protect the atmosphere of such planets, because the strong stellar wind of the young star can compress the magnetopause to the atmospheric obstacle. Moreover, planets inside close-in HZ's are tidally locked, therefore, their magnetic moments are weaker than those of an Earth-like planet at 1 AU. Our results indicate that Earth-like planets in orbits of low mass stars may not develop stable biospheres. From this point of view, a HZ, where higher life forms like on Earth may evolve is possibly restricted to higher mass K stars and G stars.


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Lammer, H.; Kulikov, Y.N.; Penz, T.; Leitner, M.; Biernat, H.K.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич

[Text] / T. Penz [et al.] ; ed.: O. Witasse // PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES, IONOSPHERES, AND MAGNETOSPHERES. Ser. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH : ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2005. - Vol. 36: 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (JUL 18-25, 2004, Paris, FRANCE), Is. 11. - P2049-2056, DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2004.11.039. - Cited References: 20 . - ISBN 0273-1177РУБ Engineering, Aerospace + Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: It is known from Pioneer Venus measurements that at the Venusian ionopause wave-like structures develop, which can detach in the form of ionospheric plasma clouds. This phenomenon is assumed to occur due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, which can appear in large regions of the Venusian ionopause. Recent studies of Mars Global Surveyor measurements indicate that wave-like structures and plasma clouds also detach from the Martian ionopause. Therefore, these features seem to be common for the solar wind interaction of non-magnetized planets. We study the conditions at the Martian ionopause with respect to the occurrence of several MHD instabilities. The conditions in the magnetosheath are modeled by a semi-analytical MHD simulation that includes mass loading. The ionospheric parameter needed for the model calculations are taken from a global hybrid model. The stability of the Martian ionopause against the Kelvin-Helmholtz, the Rayleigh-Taylor, and the interchange instability is analyzed. Further, we suggest that including the Hall term in the description of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability gives a current in the planetary boundary layer resulting in a shear flow compared with the ionospheric plasma, which can lead to an unstable boundary layer near the subsolar point. Since the interchange instability depends on the curvature of the magnetic field lines, we additionally study the influence of the strong curvature of the Martian ionopause due to the localized, remnant, crustal magnetism appearing mainly in the southern hemisphere of Mars. (c) 2004 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Penz, T.; Arshukova, I.L.; Terada, N.; Shinagawa, H.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Lammer, H.; Witasse, O. \ed.\

[Text] / T. Penz [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2004. - Vol. 52, Is. 13. - P1157-1167, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2004.06.001. - Cited References: 53 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Mars Global Surveyor detected cold electrons above the Martian ionopause, which can be interpreted as detached ionospheric plasma clouds. Similar observations by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter electron temperature probe showed also extreme spatial irregularities of electrons in the form of plasma clouds on Venus, which were explained by the occurrence of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Therefore, we suggest that the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability may also detach ionospheric plasma clouds on Mars. We investigate the instability growth rate at the Martian ionopause resulting from the flow of the solar wind for the case where the interplanetary magnetic field is oriented normal to the flow direction. Since the velocity shear near the subsolar point is very small, this area is stable with respect to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. We found that the highest flow velocities are reached at the equatorial flanks near the terminator plane, while the maximum plasma density in the terminator plane appears at the polar areas. By comparing the instability growth rate with the magnetic barrier formation time, we found that the instability can evolve into a non-linear stage at the whole terminator plane but preferably at the equatorial flanks. Escape rates of O+ ions due to detached plasma clouds in the order of about 2 x 10(23)-3 x 10(24) s(-1) are found. Thus, atmospheric loss caused by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability should be comparable with other non-thermal loss processes. Further, we discuss our results in view of the expected observations of heavy ion loss rates by ASPERA-3 on board of Mars Express. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Penz, T.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Lammer, H.; Amerstorfer, U.V.; Gunell, H.; Kallio, E.; Barabash, S.; Orsini, S.; Milillo, A.; Baumjohann, W.

[Text] / H. Lammer [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2006. - Vol. 54, Is. 13-14. - P1445-1456, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2006.04.022. - Cited References: 93 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Atmospheric escape from the upper atmosphere of Venus is mainly influenced by the loss of hydrogen and oxygen caused by the interaction of solar radiation and particle flux with the unprotected planetary environment. Because one main aim of the ASPERA-4 particle/plasma and VEX-MAG magnetic field experiments on board of ESA's forthcoming Venus Express mission is the investigation of atmospheric erosion processes from the planet's ionosphere-exosphere environment, we study the total loss of hydrogen and oxygen and identified the efficiency of several escape mechanisms involved. For the estimation of pick up loss rates we use a gas dynamic test particle model and obtained average loss rates for H+, and O+ pick up ions of about 1 x 10(25) s(-1) and about 1.6 x 10(25) s(-1), respectively. Further, we estimate ion loss rates due to detached plasma clouds, which were observed by the pioneer Venus orbiter and may be triggered by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability of about 0.5-1 x 10(25) s(-1). Thermal atmospheric escape processes and atmospheric loss by photo-chemically produced oxygen atoms yield negligible loss rates. Sputtering by incident pick up O+ ions give O atom loss rates in the order of about 6 x 10(24) s(-1). On the other hand, photo-chemically produced hot hydrogen atoms are a very efficient loss mechanism for hydrogen on Venus with a global average total loss rate of about 3.8 x 10(25) s(-1), which is in agreement with Donahue and Hartle [1992. Solar cycle variations in H+ and D+ densities in the Venus ionosphere: implications for escape. Geophys. Res. Lett. 12, 2449-2452] and of the same order but less than the estimated H+ ion outflow on the Venus nightside of about 7.0 x 10(25) s(-1) due to acceleration by an outward electric polarization force related to ionospheric holes by Hartle and Grebowsky [1993. Light ion flow in the nightside ionosphere of Venus. J. Geophys. Res. 98, 7437-7445]. Our study indicates that on Venus, due to its larger mass and size compared to Mars, the most relevant atmospheric escape processes of oxygen involve ions and are caused by the interaction with the solar wind. The obtained results indicate that the ratio between H/O escape to space from the Venusian upper atmosphere is about 4, and is in a much better agreement with the stoichiometrically H/O escape ratio of 2:1, which is not the case on Mars. However, a detailed analysis of the outflow of ions from the Venus upper atmosphere by the ASPERA-4 and VEX-MAG instruments aboard Venus Express will lead to more accurate atmospheric loss estimations and a better understanding of the planet's water inventory. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Lammer, H.; Lichtenegger, H.I.M.; Biernat, H.K.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Arshukova, I.L.; Kolb, C.; Gunell, H.; Lukyanov, A.; Holmstrom, M.; Barabash, S.; Zhang, T.L.; Baumjohann, W.

[Text] / H. . Lammer [et al.] // Astron. Astrophys. - 2009. - Vol. 506, Is. 1. - P399-410, DOI 10.1051/0004-6361/200911922. - Cited References: 46. - The authors thank the anonymous referee for constructive comments and suggestions which helped to improve the paper. H. Lammer, P. Odert, M. Leitzinger, M. L. Khodachenko and A. Hanslmeier gratefully acknowledge the Austrian Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF grant P19446) for supporting this project. M. Panchenko and M. L. Khodachenko acknowledge also the Austrian Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (project P20680-N16). H. Lammer, H. I. M. Lichtenegger, H. K. Biernat, Yu. N. Kulikov and N. V. Erkaev thank the AAS "Verwaltungsstelle fur Auslandsbeziehungen" and the RAS. H. Lammer, H. I. M. Lichtenegger, M. L. Khodachenko and Yu. N. Kulikov acknowledge support from the Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft as this research has been supported by the Helmholtz Association through the research alliance "Planetary Evolution and Life". H. Lammer, M. L. Khodachenko, T. Penz, and Yu. N. Kulikov also acknowledge the International Space Science Institute (ISSI; Bern, Switzerland) and the ISSI teams "Evolution of Habitable Planets" and "Evolution of Exoplanet Atmospheres and their Characterization". H. K. Biernat acknowledges additional support due to the Austrian Science Fund under project P20145-N16. The authors also acknowledge fruitful discussions during various meetings related to the Europlanet N2 activities as well as within the N2 Exoplanet discipline working group DWG 7. T. Penz and G. Micela acknowledge support by the Marie Curie Fellowship Contract No. MTKD-CT-2004-002769 of the project "The influence of stellar high radiation on planetary atmospheres". The authors also thank the Austrian Ministry bm:bwk and ASA for funding the CoRoT project. . - ISSN 0004-6361РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Aims. We study the possible atmospheric mass loss from 57 known transiting exoplanets around F, G, K, and M-type stars over evolutionary timescales. For stellar wind induced mass loss studies, we estimate the position of the pressure balance boundary between Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) and stellar wind ram pressures and the planetary ionosphere pressure for non- or weakly magnetized gas giants at close orbits. Methods. The thermal mass loss of atomic hydrogen is calculated by a mass loss equation where we consider a realistic heating efficiency, a radius-scaling law and a mass loss enhancement factor due to stellar tidal forces. The model takes into account the temporal evolution of the stellar EUV flux by applying power laws for F, G, K, and M-type stars. The planetary ionopause obstacle, which is an important factor for ion pick-up escape from non- or weakly magnetized gas giants is estimated by applying empirical power-laws. Results. By assuming a realistic heating efficiency of about 10-25% we found that WASP-12b may have lost about 6-12% of its mass during its lifetime. A few transiting low density gas giants at similar orbital location, like WASP-13b, WASP-15b, CoRoT-1b or CoRoT-5b may have lost up to 1-4% of their initial mass. All other transiting exoplanets in our sample experience negligible thermal loss (<= 1%) during their lifetime. We found that the ionospheric pressure can balance the impinging dense stellar wind and average CME plasma flows at distances which are above the visual radius of "Hot Jupiters", resulting in mass losses <2% over evolutionary timescales. The ram pressure of fast CMEs cannot be balanced by the ionospheric plasma pressure for orbital distances between 0.02-0.1 AU. Therefore, collisions of fast CMEs with hot gas giants should result in large atmospheric losses which may influence the mass evolution of gas giants with masses
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Lammer, H.; Odert, P.; Leitzinger, M.; Khodachenko, M.L.; Panchenko, M.; Kulikov, Y.N.; Zhang, T.L.; Lichtenegger, H.I.M.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Wuchterl, G.; Micela, G.; Penz, T.; Biernat, H.K.; Weingrill, J.; Steller, M.; Ottacher, H.; Hasiba, J.; Hanslmeier, A.; Austrian Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung [P19446, P20680-N16]; Helmholtz Association; Austrian Science Fund [P20145-N16]; "The influence of stellar high radiation on planetary atmospheres" [MTKD-CT-2004-002769]

[Text] / V. V. Denisenko, E. V. Pomozov // Geomagn. Aeron. - 2011. - Vol. 51, Is. 7. - P866-872, DOI 10.1134/S0016793211070048. - Cited References: 13. - The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 09-06-91000. The authors are grateful to A.A. Namgaladze for a substantive, although not consensus-inducing, discussion of the work, as well as to colleagues from the Institute of Cosmic Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, with whom jointly this cycle of studies was carried out. . - ISSN 0016-7932РУБ Geochemistry & Geophysics

Аннотация: A mathematical model has been proposed for describing quasi-stationary atmospheric electric fields with approximate, but fairly accurate allowance for ionospheric conductivity. It is shown that some well-known models of electric field penetration from the Earth into the ionosphere have been deemed inadequate, though they work well in the atmosphere below 50 km. In these models, the arbitrarily specified boundary condition in the upper boundary of the atmosphere omits the existing good conductor or adds not existent conductor. The maximum possible field in our model is far less than in models where ionospheric conductivity is not taken into account, but vastly larger than in models based on the approximation with infinite Pedersen conductivity in the upper ionosphere.


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Pomozov, E.V.; Помозов, Егор Владимирович; Денисенко, Валерий Васильевич

[Text] / V. V. Denisenko [et al.] // Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. - 2008. - Vol. 8, Is. 5. - P1009-1017. - Cited References: 60. - This work is supported by grant 07-05-00135 from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and by the Programs 16.3 and 2.16 of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Further support is due to the Austrian "Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung" under project P20145-N16. We acknowledge support by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, "Verwaltungstelle fur Auslandsbeziehungen", and the Russian Academy of Sciences. Part of this research was done during academic visits of V. V. 'Denisenko to the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Graz as well as during an academic visit of H. K. Biernat to the Institute of Computational Modelling of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Krasnoyarsk. . - ISSN 1561-8633РУБ Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences + Water Resources

Аннотация: The classic approach to calculate the electrostatic field penetration, from the Earth's surface into the ionosphere, is to consider the following equation del. ((sigma) over cap del Phi) =0 where (sigma) over cap and Phi are the electric conductivity and the potential of the electric field, respectively. The penetration characteristics strongly depend on the conductivities of atmosphere and ionosphere. To estimate the electrostatic field penetration up to the orbital height of DEMETER satellite (about 700 km) the role of the ionosphere must be analyzed. It is done with help of a special upper boundary condition for the atmospheric electric field. In this paper, we investigate the influence of the ionospheric conductivity on the electrostatic field penetration from the Earth's surface into the ionosphere. We show that the magnitude of the ionospheric electric field penetrated from the ground is inverse proportional to the value of the ionospheric Pedersen conductance. So its typical value in day-time is about hundred times less than in night-time.


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Denisenko, V.V.; Денисенко, Валерий Васильевич; Boudjada, M.Y.; Horn, M.; Pomozov, E.V.; Помозов, Егор Владимирович; Biernat, H.K.; Schwingenschuh, K.; Lammer, H.; Prattes, G.; Cristea, E.

[Text] / V. V. Denisenko, V. V. Bychkov, E. V. Pomozov // Geomagn. Aeron. - 2009. - Vol. 49, Is. 8. - P1275-1277, DOI 10.1134/S0016793209080489. - Cited References: 4. - This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 07-05-00135) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (program nos. 2.16 and 16.3). . - ISSN 0016-7932РУБ Geochemistry & Geophysics

Аннотация: The spatial distributions of electric fields and currents in the Earth's atmosphere are calculated. Electric potential distributions typical of substorms and quiet geomagnetic conditions are specified in the ionosphere. The Earth is treated as a perfect conductor. The atmosphere is considered as a spherical layer with a given height dependence of electrical conductivity. With the chosen conductivity model and an ionospheric potential of 300 kV with respect to the Earth, the electric field near the ground is vertical and reaches 110 Vm(-1). With the 60-kV potential difference in the polar cap of the ionosphere, the electric field disturbances with a vertical component of up to 13 V m(-1) can occur in the atmosphere. These disturbances are maximal near the ground. If the horizontal scales of field nonuniformity are over 100 km, the vertical component of the electric field near the ground can be calculated with the one-dimensional model. The field and current distributions in the upper atmosphere can be obtained only from the three-dimensional model. The numerical method for solving electrical conductivity problems makes it possible to take into account conductivity inhomogeneities and the ground relief.


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Denisenko, V.V.; Денисенко, Валерий Васильевич; Bychkov, V.V.; Pomozov, E.V.; Помозов, Егор Владимирович; Russian Foundation for Basic Research [07-05-00135]; Russian Academy of Sciences