Kinetic Modeling of the Solar Wind Plasma Interaction with the Moon
The main purpose of this research is to understand various aspects of the solar wind plasma interaction with the Earth's Moon by the means of kinetic computer simulations. The Moon is essentially a non-conducting object, that has a tenuous atmosphere and no global magnetic field. Then the solar...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik
2014
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-16921 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7439-902-8 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7439-903-5 |