Plasma Sources of Solar System Magnetospheres
This volume reviews what we know of the corresponding plasma source for each intrinsically magnetized planet. Plasma sources fall essentially in three categories: the solar wind, the ionosphere (both prevalent on Earth), and the satellite-relate
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Plasma Sources of Solar System Magnetospheres
Andrew F. Nagy · Michel Blanc Charles R. Chappell · Norbert Krupp Editors
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Space Sciences Series of ISSI Volume 52
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Andrew F. Nagy r Michel Blanc r Charles R. Chappell r Norbert Krupp Editors
Plasma Sources of Solar System Magnetospheres
Previously published in Space Science Reviews Volume 192, Issues 1–4, 2015
Editors Andrew F. Nagy University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Charles R. Chappell Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN, USA
Michel Blanc Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie Toulouse, France
Norbert Krupp Max-Planck Institut für Sonnensystem Göttingen, Germany
ISSN 1385-7525 Space Sciences Series of ISSI ISBN 978-1-4939-3543-7 ISBN 978-1-4939-3544-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-3544-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016931193 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover Image: Enceladus as a major source for Saturn’s magnetosphere. Credit: Margaret Kivelson et al., Does Enceladus govern magnetospheric dynamics at Saturn? Science 311, 1391 (2006) Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Foreword M. Blanc p A.F. Nagy 1 The Role of the Ionosphere in Providing Plasma to the Terrestrial Magnetosphere—An Historical Overview C.R. Chappell 5 A Review of General Physical and Chemical Processes Related to Plasma Sources and Losses for Solar System Magnetospheres K. Seki p A. Nagy p C.M. Jackman p F. Crary p D. Fontaine p P. Zarka p P. Wurz p A. Milillo p J.A. Slavin p D.C. Delcourt p M. Wiltberger p R. Ilie p X. Jia p S.A. Ledvina p M.W. Liemohn p R.W. Schunk 27 Plasma Sources in Planetary Magnetospheres: Mercury J.M. Raines p G.A. DiBraccio p T.A. Cassidy p D.C. Delcourt p M. Fujimoto p X. Jia p V. Mangano p A. Milillo p M. Sarantos p J.A. Slavin p P. Wurz 91 The Earth:
