TY - GEN
T1 - Evolution of nonlinear electrostatic structures in the lunar wake region
AU - Singh, Kuldeep
AU - Kourakis, Ioannis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Inspired by the first flyby of NASA's ARTEMIS mission, which observed the signatures of electrostatics solitary waves in the lunar wake region, we have developed a model for lunar plasma comprising protons, α-particles, an electron beam due to the solar wind (all assumed cold, for simplicity), and suprathermal electrons (following a kappa distribution). The existence of solitary waves has been investigated from the first principles, focusing on the role of the beam and of the spectral index (κe). Our findings will help unfold the (mostly unexplored) characteristics of nonlinear waves observed in the lunar wake region.
AB - Inspired by the first flyby of NASA's ARTEMIS mission, which observed the signatures of electrostatics solitary waves in the lunar wake region, we have developed a model for lunar plasma comprising protons, α-particles, an electron beam due to the solar wind (all assumed cold, for simplicity), and suprathermal electrons (following a kappa distribution). The existence of solitary waves has been investigated from the first principles, focusing on the role of the beam and of the spectral index (κe). Our findings will help unfold the (mostly unexplored) characteristics of nonlinear waves observed in the lunar wake region.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85197269339
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85197269339
T3 - 49th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2023
BT - 49th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2023
T2 - 49th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, EPS 2023
Y2 - 3 July 2023 through 7 July 2023
ER -