ARTEMIS observations of extreme diamagnetic fields in the lunar wake

Poppe, A.R.Space Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley (author)

Validerad; 2014; 20140513 (shafat)
We present two Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun ( ARTEMIS) observations of diamagnetic fields in the lunar wake at strengths exceeding twice the ambient magnetic field during high plasma beta conditions. The first observation was 350 km from the lunar surface while the Moon was located in the terrestrial magnetosheath with elevated particle temperatures. The second observation was in the solar wind ranging from 500 to 2000 km downstream, with a relatively low magnetic field strength of approximately 1.6 nT. In both cases, the plasma beta exceeded 10. We discuss the observations and compare the data to hybrid plasma simulations in order to validate the model under such extreme conditions and to elucidate the global structure of the lunar wake during these observations. The extreme nature of the diamagnetic field in the lunar wake provides an important end-member test case for theoretical and modeling studies of the various plasma processes operating in the lunar wake.

Fatemi, ShahabLuleå tekniska universitet,Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik(Swepub:ltu)shafat (author)
Halekas, J.S.Space Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley (author)
Holmström, MatsLuleå tekniska universitet,Rymdteknik(Swepub:ltu)holmat (author)
Delory, G.T.Space Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley (author)
Space Science Laboratory, University of California, BerkeleyInstitutionen för system- och rymdteknik (creator_code:org_t)

By the author/editor: Poppe, A.R.; Fatemi, Shahab; Halekas, J.S.; Holmström, Mats; Delory, G.T.

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