Monte Carlo study of interaction between solar wind plasma and Venusian upper atmosphere

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V. I. Shematovich
D. V. Bisikalo
S. Barabash
G. Stenberg
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[1] Russian Academy of Sciences,Institute of Astronomy
[2] Swedish Institute of Space Physics,undefined
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Solar System Research | 2014年 / 48卷
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Solar Wind; Alpha Particle; Solar System Research; Particle Flux; Solar Wind Plasma;
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Isolated events of proton and alpha particle precipitation in the Venusian atmosphere were recorded with the use of the ASPERA-4 analyzer on board the ESA Venus Express spacecraft. Using a Monte Carlo simulation method for calculation of proton and alpha particle precipitations in the Venusian atmosphere, reflected and upward directed particle fluxes have been found. It has been found that only a vanishing percentage of protons and alpha particles are backscattered to the Venusian exosphere when neglecting the induced magnetic field and under conditions of low solar activity. Accounting for the induced field drastically changes the situation: the backscattered by the atmosphere energy fluxes increase up to 44% for the horizontal magnetic field B = 20 nT, measured for Venus, for the case of precipitating protons, and up to 64%, for alpha particles. The reflected energy fluxes increase to about 100% for both protons and alpha particles as the field grows to 40 nT, i.e., the atmosphere is protected against penetration of solar wind particles.
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