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Аннотация: The plasma flow past a blunt obstacle in an ideal magnetohydrodynamic ~MHD! model is studied, taking into account the tensorial nature of the plasma pressure. Three different closure relations are explored and compared with one another. The first one is the adiabatic model proposed by Chew, Goldberger, and Low. The second closure is based on the mirror instability criterion, while the third depends on an empirical closure equation obtained from observations of solar wind flow past the Earth's magnetosphere. The latter is related with the criterion of the anisotropic ion cyclotron instability. In the presented model, the total pressure, defined as the sum of magnetic pressure and perpendicular plasma pressure, is assumed to be a known function of Cartesian coordinates. The calculation is based on the Newtonian approximation for the total pressure along the obstacle and on a quadratic behavior with distance from the obstacle along the normal direction. Profiles of magnetic field strength and plasma parameters are presented along the stagnation stream line between the shock and obstacle of an ideal plasma flow with anisotropy in thermal pressure and temperature.

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ИВМ СО РАН : 660036, Красноярск, Академгородок, 50, стр.44

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Biernat, H.K.; Farrugia, C.J.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич

[Text] : статья / A.P. Gavrilyuk, I.L. Isaev [et al.] // Physical review E. - 2009. - Vol. 80, Iss. 5. - Ст. 056404. - p. 1-6 10.1103/PhysRevE.80.056404 . -

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ИВМ СО РАН : 660036, Красноярск, Академгородок, 50, стр.44

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Isaev, I.L.; Karpov, S.V.; Krasnov, I.V.; Краснов, Игорь Васильевич; Shaparev, N.Ya.; Шапарев, Николай Якимович; Гаврилюк, Анатолий Петрович

[Text] / A.P. Gavrilyuk, I.V. Krasnov, N.Y. Shaparev // Jetp Lett. - 2002. - Vol. 76, Is. 7. - pp. 423-427, DOI 10.1134/1.1528694. - Cited References: 28 . - ISSN 0021-3640РУБ Physics, Multidisciplinary

Аннотация: A method of producing and confining ultracold electron-ion plasma with a strongly nonideal ion subsystem is considered. The method is based on the laser cooling of plasma ions by the radiation resonant with the ion quantum transition. A model is developed for the laser cooling of recombining plasma. Computer simulation based on this model showed that the ion nonideality parameter can be as large as similar to100. The data obtained demonstrate that the production of ultracold nonideal plasma is quite possible. (C) 2002 MAIK "Nauka / Interperiodica".


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Krasnov, I.V.; Краснов, Игорь Васильевич; Shaparev, N.Ya.; Шапарев, Николай Якимович; Гаврилюк, Анатолий Петрович

[Text] / N.I. Kosarev, N.Y. Shaparev // Quantum Electron. - 2009. - Vol. 39, Is. 12. - pp. 1112-1116, DOI 10.1070/QE2009v039n12ABEH014094. - Cited References: 13 . - ISSN 1063-7818РУБ Engineering, Electrical & Electronic + Physics, Applied

Аннотация: We report a computer simulation study of light absorption, scattering and emission at 397 nm in an ultracold calcium ion plasma under resonant excitation. The results point to spectral asymmetry of light scattering, nonlinear absorption, and emission in the plasma. An approach is proposed for ultracold plasma diagnostics using resonant optical characteristics.


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Shaparev, N.Ya.; Шапарев, Николай Якимович; Косарев Н.И.

[Text] / N. Rubab [et al.] // Phys. Plasmas. - 2010. - Vol. 17, Is. 10. - Ст. 103704, DOI 10.1063/1.3491336. - Cited References: 54. - This work is funded by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan under the HEC-Overseas scholarship program Grant No. Ref: 1-1/PM OS /Phase-II/Batch-I/Austria/2007/. Part of this work was done while N. V. Erkaev was at the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Graz. This work is also supported due to the RFBR Grant No. 09-05-91000-ANF-a. Further support is due to the "Austrian Fonds zur Forderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung" under Grant No. P20145-N16. . - ISSN 1070-664XРУБ Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Аннотация: This study presents a theoretical approach to analyze the influence of kappa distributed streaming ions and magnetized electrons on the plasma wave propagation in the presence of dust by employing two-potential theory. In particular, analytical expressions under certain conditions are derived for various modes of propagation comprising of kinetic Alfven wave streaming instability, two stream instability, and dust acoustic and whistler waves. A dispersion relation for kinetic Alfven-like streaming instability has been derived. The effects of dust particles and Lorentzian index on the growth rates and the threshold streaming velocity for the excitation of the instability are examined. The streaming velocity is observed to be destabilizing for slow motion and stabilizing for fast streaming motions. It is also observed that the presence of magnetic field and superthermal particles hinders the growth rate of instability. Possible applications to various space and astrophysical situations are discussed. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3491336]


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Rubab, N.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Langmayr, D.; Biernat, H.K.

/ 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.

/ A. E. Ershov [et al.] // Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics. - 2013. - P1-14, DOI 10.1007/s00340-013-5636-6 . - ISSN 0946-2171
Аннотация: We propose an optodynamical model of interaction of pulsed laser radiation with aggregates of spherical metallic nanoparticles embedded into host media. The model takes into account polydispersity of particles, pair interactions between the particles, dissipation of absorbed energy, heating and melting of the metallic core of particles and of their polymer adsorption layers, and heat exchange between electron and ion components of the particle material as well as heat exchange with the interparticle medium. Temperature dependence of the electron relaxation constant of the particle material and the effect of this dependence on interaction of nanoparticles with laser radiation are first taken into consideration. We study in detail light-induced processes in the simplest resonant domains of multiparticle aggregates consisting of two particles of an arbitrary size in aqueous medium. Optical interparticle forces are realized due to the light-induced dipole interaction. The dipole moment of each particle is calculated by the coupled dipole method (with correction for the effect of higher multipoles). We determined the role of various interrelated factors leading to photomodification of resonant domains and found an essential difference in the photomodification mechanisms between polydisperse and monodisperse nanostructures. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

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L.V. Kirenski Institute of Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russian Federation
Institute of Computational Modeling, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russian Federation
Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660028, Russian Federation
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Ershov, A.E.; Gavrilyuk, A.P.; Гаврилюк, Анатолий Петрович; Karpov, S.V.; Semina, P.N.

[Text] / H. Gunell [et al.] // Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion. - 2008. - Vol. 50, Is. 7. - Ст. 74018, DOI 10.1088/0741-3335/50/7/074018. - Cited References: 27 . - ISSN 0741-3335РУБ Physics, Fluids & Plasmas + Physics, Nuclear

Аннотация: We present measurements of oscillations in the electron density, ion density and ion velocity in the induced magnetosphere of Mars. The fundamental frequency of the oscillations is a few millihertz, but higher harmonics are present in the spectrum. The oscillations are observed in a region where there is a velocity shear in the plasma flow. The fundamental frequency is in agreement with computational results from an ideal-MHD model. An interpretation based on velocity-shear instabilities is described.


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Gunell, H.; Amerstorfer, U.V.; Nilsson, H.; Grima, C.; Koepke, M.; Franz, M.; Winningham, J.D.; Frahm, R.A.; Sauvaud, J.A.; Fedorov, A.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Holmstrom, M.; Lundin, R.; Barabash, S.

[Text] / D.Langmayr, N. V. Erkaev, H. K. Biernat // Planet Space Sci. - 2007. - Vol. 55, Is. 12. - P1804-1810, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2007.01.017. - Cited References: 19 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: This paper is devoted to the application of the modified two stream or cross current instability (MTST) to the interaction of the solar wind and Venus. Two scenarios are presented providing favorable conditions for the excitation of the instability. For the first scenario, the free energy source of the MTSI is a significant gradient drift of the solar wind protons near the subsolar ionopause. The corresponding growth rates and frequencies of the MTSI are calculated within a full electromagnetic approach for a two-component plasma. The driving source of the second considered scenario consists in the relative drift velocity between solar wind and planetary particles. For modelling this situation, the dispersion equation for a four-component plasma is solved numerically. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Langmayr, D.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; 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] / N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // Ann. Geophys. - 2007. - Vol. 25, Is. 1. - P145-159. - Cited References: 32 . - ISSN 0992-7689РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: Mars has no global intrinsic magnetic field, and consequently the solar wind plasma interacts directly with the planetary ionosphere. The main factors of this interaction are: thermalization of plasma after the bow shock, ion pick-up process, and the magnetic barrier effect, which results in the magnetic field enhancement in the vicinity of the obstacle. Results of ideal magnetohydrodynamic and hybrid simulations are compared in the subsolar magnetosheath region. Good agreement between the models is obtained for the magnetic field and plasma parameters just after the shock front, and also for the magnetic field profiles in the magnetosheath. Both models predict similar positions of the proton stoppage boundary, which is known as the ion composition boundary. This comparison allows one to estimate applicability of magnetohydrodynamics for Mars, and also to check the consistency of the hybrid model with Rankine-Hugoniot conditions at the bow shock. An additional effect existing only in the hybrid model is a diffusive penetration of the magnetic field inside the ionosphere. Collisions between ions and neutrals are analyzed as a possible physical reason for the magnetic diffusion seen in the hybrid simulations.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Bosswetter, A.; Motschmann, U.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. - 2005. - Vol. 157, Is. 2. - P396-401, DOI 10.1086/427904. - Cited References: 48 . - ISSN 0067-0049РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: During the past years, more than 130 giant planets were discovered in extrasolar planetary systems. Because of the fact that the orbital distances are very close to their host stars, these planets are embedded in a dense stellar wind, which can pick up planetary ions. We model the stellar wind interaction of the short-periodic exoplanets OGLE-TR-56b and HD 209458b at their orbital distances of approximate to 0.023 AU and approximate to 0.045 AU, by calculating the Alfven Mach number and the magnetosonic Mach number in the stellar wind plasma flow. We then analyze the different plasma interaction regimes around the planetary obstacles, which appear for different stellar wind parameters. Our study shows that the stellar wind plasma parameters like temperature, interplanetary magnetic field, particle density, and velocity near planetary obstacles at orbital distances closer than 0.1-0.2 AU have conditions such that no bow shocks evolve. Our study shows also that these close-in exoplanets are in a submagnetosonic regime comparable to the magnetospheric plasma interaction of the inner satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. Furthermore, we compare the results achieved for both exoplanets with the Jupiter-class exoplanet HD 28185b at its orbital distance of approximate to 1.03 AU. Finally, we also discuss the behavior of the stellar wind plasma flow close to the planetary obstacles of two highly eccentric gas giants, namely, HD 108147b and HD 162020b. Because of their eccentric orbits, these two exoplanets periodically experience both regimes with and without a bow shock. Finally, we simulate the neutral gas density of HD 209458b with a Monte Carlo model. By using the plasma parameters obtained in our study we calculate the ion production and loss rate of H+ with a test particle model. Our simulations yield H+ loss rates for HD 209458b or similar giant exoplanets in orders of about 10(8)-10(9) g s(-1). These ion loss rates are at least 1 order of magnitude lower than the observed loss rate of evaporating neutral H atoms. Our study indicates, that similar gas giants at larger orbital distances have lower ion loss rates. Thus, the dominating component of particle loss of short-periodic Jupiter-class exoplanets will be neutral hydrogen.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Penz, T.; Lammer, H.; Lichtenegger, H.I.M.; Biernat, H.K.; Wurz, P.; Griessmeier, J.M.; Weiss, W.W.

[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] / N. V. Erkaev, C. J. Farrugia, H. K. Biernat // Planet Space Sci. - 2003. - Vol. 51, Is. 12. - P745-755, DOI 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00111-9. - Cited References: 36 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: The magnetized solar wind carries a large amount of energy but only a small fraction of it enters the magnetosphere and powers its dynamics. Numerous observations show that the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is a key parameter regulating the solar wind-magnetosphere interaction. The main factor determining the amount of energy extracted from the solar wind flow by the magnetosphere is the plasma flow structure in the region adjacent to the sunward side of the magnetopause. While compared to the energy of the solar wind flow the IMF magnetic energy is relatively weak, it is considerably enhanced in a thin layer next to the dayside magnetopause variously called the plasma depletion layer or magnetic barrier. Important features of this barrier/layer are (i) a pile-up of the magnetic field with (ii) a concurrent decrease of density, (iii) enhancement of proton temperature anisotropy, (iv) asymmetry of plasma flow caused by magnetic field tension. and (v) characteristic wave emissions (ion cyclotron waves). Importantly, the magnetic barrier can be considered as an energy source for magnetic reconnection. While the steady-state magnetic barrier has been extensively examined, non-steady processes therein have only been addressed by a few authors. We discuss here two non-steady aspects related to variations of the magnetic barrier caused by (i) a north-to-south rotation of the IMF, and (ii) by pulses of magnetic field reconnection at the magnetopause. When the IMF rotates smoothly from north-to-south, a transition layer is shown to appear in the magnetosheath which evolves into a thin layer bounded by sharp gradients in the magnetic field and plasma quantities. For a given reconnection rate and calculated parameters of the magnetic barrier, we estimate the duration and length scale of a reconnection pulse as a function of the solar wind parameters. Considering a sudden decrease of the magnetic field near the magnetopause caused by the reconnection pulse, we study the relaxation process of the magnetic barrier. We find that the relaxation time is longer than the duration of the reconnection pulse for large Alfved-Mach numbers. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Farrugia, C.J.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / C. J. Farrugia [et al.] // J. Geophys. Res-Space Phys. - 2001. - Vol. 106, Is. A12. - P29373-29385, DOI 10.1029/2001JA000034. - Cited References: 42 . - ISSN 0148-0227РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: We carry out a first comparison with spacecraft measurements of our recent three-dimensional, one-fluid magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model for the anisotropic magnetosheath [Erkaev et al., 1999], using data acquired by the Wind spacecraft on an inbound magnetosheath pass on December 24, 1994. The spacecraft trajectory was very close to the stagnation streamline, being displaced by less than 1/2 hour from noon and passing at low southern magnetic latitudes (similar to4.5degrees). All quantities downstream of the bow shock are obtained by solving the Rankine-Hugoniot equations taking the pressure anisotropy into account. In this application of our model we close the MHD equations by a "bounded anisotropy" ansatz using for this purpose the inverse correlation between the proton temperature anisotropy, A(p) (equivalent to T-pperpendicular to/T-pparallel to - 1) and the proton plasma beta parallel to the magnetic field beta(pparallel to) observed on this pass when conditions are steady. In the model the total perpendicular pressure is prescribed and not obtained self-consistently. For all quantities studied we find very good agreement between the predicted and the observed profiles, indicating that the bounded anisotropy method of closing the magnetosheath equations, first suggested by Denton et al. [1994], is valid and reflects the physics of the magnetosheath well. We assess how sensitive our model results are to different parameters in the A(p) = alpha(0)beta(pparallel to)(-alpha1) (alpha(1) 0) relation, taking for al the two limiting values (0.4, 0.5) resulting from the two-dimensional hybrid simulations of Gary et al. [1997], and varying alpha(0) in the range 0.6 - 0.8. Input solar wind conditions are as measured on this pass. In general, the model profiles depend more strongly on alpha(0) than on al. In particular, decreasing alpha(0) narrows the width of the plasma depletion layer (PDL) and widens the mirror stable region. For the lowest value of alpha(0) the mirror stable region extends sunward of the outer edge of the PDL. For the other two values of alpha(0) and regardless of the value of al, it is contained within the PDL. Finally, we also study phenomenological double-polytropic laws and find polytropic indices gamma(perpendicular to) approximate to 1 and gamma(parallel to) approximate to 1.5. These results agree well with those of Hau et al. [1993] inferred from Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers/ Ion Release Module data on a crossing of the near-subsolar magnetosheath.


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Farrugia, C.J.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Vogl, D.F.; Biernat, H.K.; Oieroset, M.; Lin, R.P.; Lepping, R.P.

[Text] / N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2001. - Vol. 49, Is. 13. - P1359-1364, DOI 10.1016/S0032-0633(01)00057-5. - Cited References: 22 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Spacecraft observations confirm the existence of mirror fluctuations in the magnetosheath. The mirror instability occurs in an anisotropic magnetized plasma when the difference between perpendicular and parallel (with respect to the magnetic field) plasma pressure exceeds a threshold depending on the perpendicular plasma beta. The anisotropy of the plasma pressure increases from the shock to the magnetopause as a result of magnetic field line stretching. This gives rise to plasma fluctuations which in turn lead to a relaxation between parallel and perpendicular temperatures. Mirror perturbations do not propagate and are convected with plasma flow along the streamlines. Using an anisotropic steady-state MHD flow model, we calculate the growth of mirror fluctuations from the bow shock to the magnetopause along the subsolar streamline. For the anisotropic MHD model, we use the empirical closure equation suitable for the AMPTE/IRM observations. The amplitudes of mirror fluctuations, which are obtained as a function of distance from the magnetopause, are directly compared with AMPTE/IRM observations on October 24, 1985. With regard to both the amplification of the magnetic field and the plasma density oscillations, as well as the location of maximum amplitudes, model calculations are in good agreement with values obtained from the AMPTE/IRM data. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Schaffenberger, W.; Biernat, H.K.; Farrugia, C.J.; Vogl, D.F.

[Text] / N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // PLANETARY MAGNETOSPHERES. Ser. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH : ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2001. - Vol. 28: D3 1/C3 3 Symposium of COSPAR Scientific Commission D held at the 33rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly (JUL, 2000, WARSAW, POLAND), Is. 6. - P873-877, DOI 10.1016/S0273-1177(01)00522-1. - Cited References: 16 . - ISBN 0273-1177РУБ Engineering, Aerospace + Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: We study the solar wind flow in the Earth's magnetosheath using a three-dimensional, ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model with anisotropic plasma pressure. Four different closure relations are examined and compared with each other, i) The double adiabatic model; ii) the empirical relation with respect to the criterion of the anisotropic ion cyclotron instability; iii) the mirror instability criterion, and (iv) the combination of the mirror and the anisotropic ion cyclotron instability. Profiles of magnetic field strength and plasma parameters for the different closure relations are presented and compared with each other along the stagnation stream line between the shock and the obstacle. We find that the main body of the magnetosheath is mirror unstable. This is a reason to combine both, mirror and ion cyclotron instability criteria to close the ideal MHD model. (C) 2001 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Vogl, D.F.; Farrugia, C.J.

[Text] / C. J. Farrugia, N. V. Erkaev, H. K. Biernat // J. Geophys. Res-Space Phys. - 2000. - Vol. 105, Is. A1. - P115-127, DOI 10.1029/1999JA900350. - Cited References: 26 . - ISSN 0148-0227РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: We apply our recent three-dimensional anisotropic MHD model of magnetosheath flow [Erkaev et al., 1999] to study quantitatively effects of solar wind dynamic pressure (P-d infinity) and Alfven Mach number (M-a infinity) on the anisotropic magnetosheath and the plasma depletion layer (PDL) in the subsolar region. Given the wide range over which these two parameters vary, their influence on the magnetosheath structure may be significant. Our analysis is applicable to quasisteady changes in the interplanetary medium. Following our earlier work; and in general agreement with the data, we define the sunward edge of the PDL by beta(parallel to) = 1, where pll is the proton beta parallel to the magnetic field. We first discuss changes in P-d infinity occurring under constant M-a infinity. In this case, a rescaling of the parameters yields the effects on the magnetosheath. We then study quantitatively a changing dynamic pressure through a varying Alfven Mach number. We obtain profiles of key magnetosheath parameters and the width of the PDL for Alfven Mach numbers representative of the solar wind at Earth orbit. Gradients in parameter profiles become steeper and shift toward the magnetopause as M-a infinity increases. We find that PDL width varies as 1/M-a infinity(2) even in the anisotropic magnetosheath. Using our model to study the magnetosheath location where the electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave (EICW) instability dominates over the mirror instability, we find that this location occurs well inside the PDL. In addition, we estimated the fraction of the PDL width occupied by the EICWs as a function of solar wind Alfven Mach number. We conclude that the EICW regime is contained in, but is not co-extensive with, the PDL. Examining critically this issue by changing the PDL identification criterion to others based on a density decrease relative to the bow shock value and a systematic drop toward the magnetopause, we find that this result still holds, but the region where EICWs are destabilized occupies a different fraction of the PDL thus defined. Some model results are compared with documented data from an inbound crossing of the magnetosheath made on December 24, 1994. Good agreement with model predictions are obtained.


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Farrugia, C.J.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / H. K. Biernat, N. V. Erkaev, C. J. Farrugia // J. Geophys. Res-Space Phys. - 1999. - Vol. 104, Is. A6. - P12617-12626, DOI 10.1029/1999JA900032. - Cited References: 37 . - ISSN 0148-0227РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: We describe the "magnetic string" approach to integrating the dissipationless magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations for flow around planetary obstacles and apply it to some aspects of the flow in the magnetosheath of Venus. Our method has both analytical and numerical components and is particularly suited to study the structure of the magnetic barrier (depletion layer). We do not include ion pickup processes and thus discuss only the contribution to the structure of the Venus magnetosheath made by the flow of the shocked solar wind. We work with an interplanetary magnetic field which is directed orthogonal to the solar wind bulk velocity. Magnetic forces on the flow are strongly dependent on the Alfven Mach number upstream of the bow shock, and one aim of this work is to study the dependence of field and flow quantities in the Venus magnetosheath on this parameter, thus allowing further future comparisons with data under a variety of interplanetary conditions. A second aim is to compare our MHD model results to a? synopsis of observations made by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. As one main conclusion, we show that this method leads, in principle, to a standoff bow shock position in good agreement with observations. We find, namely, that for a low but reasonable Alfven Mach number, our MHD-modeled magnetosheath is only similar to 3.6% thinner in the Sun-Venus direction than that given by observations. Our method is complementary to three-dimensional, global MHD simulations of the solar wind-Venus interaction and offers versatility to modeling other aspects of the complicated interaction of the solar wind with Venus.


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Biernat, H.K.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Farrugia, C.J.