Menura : A code for simulating the interaction between a turbulent solar wind and solar system bodies
Behar, Etienne (författare)
Solar System Physics And Space Technology, Swedish Institute Of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden; Laboratoire Lagrange, Observatoire De La Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur, Cnrs, Nice, France
Fatemi, Shahab (författare)
Umeå universitet,Institutionen för fysik
Henri, Pierre (författare)
Laboratoire Lagrange, Observatoire De La Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur, Cnrs, Nice, France; LPC2E, Orléans, France
Despite the close relationship between planetary science and plasma physics, few advanced numerical tools allow bridging the two topics. The code Menura proposes a breakthrough towards the self-consistent modelling of these overlapping fields, in a novel two-step approach allowing for the global simulation of the interaction between a fully turbulent solar wind and various bodies of the solar system. This article introduces the new code and its two-step global algorithm, illustrated by a first example: the interaction between a turbulent solar wind and a comet.
Ämnesord
NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Fusion, plasma och rymdfysik (hsv//swe)
NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics (hsv//eng)
NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)