Solar wind ions inside the induced magnetosphere of Mars

The subject of the thesis is analysis and modeling of the entry, transport, and atmospheric precipitation of solar wind ions, H+ and He2+, into the induced magnetosphere of Mars. The solar wind is a flow of charged particles emitted by the Sun. The solar wind carries with it a magnetic field, the in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dieval, Catherine
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Rymdteknik 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-17120
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