HYPERS simulations of solar wind interactions with the Earth's magnetosphere and the Moon
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Author(s)
Omelchenko, Yuri A
Roytershteyn, Vadim
Chen, Li-Jen
Ng, Jonathan
Hietala, Heli
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The hybrid simulations, where the ions are treated kinetically and the electrons as a fluid, seek to describe ion microphysics with maximum physical fidelity. The hybrid approach addresses the fundamental need for space plasma models to incorporate physics beyond magnetohydrodynamics. Global hybrid simulations must account for a wide range of both kinetic ion and whistler/Alfvén wave spatio-temporal scales in strongly inhomogeneous plasmas. We present results from two three-dimensional hybrid simulations performed with a novel asynchronous code, HYPERS designed to overcome computational bottlenecks that typically arise in such multiscale simulations. First, we demonstrate an excellent match between simulated lunar wake profiles and observations. We also compare our simulations with two other simulations performed with conventional (time-stepped) hybrid codes. Second, we investigate the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's dayside magnetosphere under conditions when the orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field is quasi-radial. In this high-resolution simulation we highlight three-dimensional properties of foreshock perturbations formed by the backstreaming ions.
Date Issued
2021-04-01
Date Acceptance
2021-02-04
Citation
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar: Terrestrial Physics, 2021, 215
ISSN
1364-6826
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar: Terrestrial Physics
Volume
215
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Models
Magnetosphere
Kinetic
Hybrid
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 105581
Date Publish Online
2021-02-22