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Influence of Magnetic Field Line Draping on Charged Particle Irradiation of Europa's Surface Ice
Influence of Magnetic Field Line Draping on Charged Particle Irradiation of Europa's Surface Ice
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- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202105555
- ISBN
- 9798265402684
- DDC
- 546.223
- 저자명
- Addison, Peter.
- 서명/저자
- Influence of Magnetic Field Line Draping on Charged Particle Irradiation of Europas Surface Ice
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2024
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
- 형태사항
- 337 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-05, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Simon, Sven;Liuzzo, Lucas.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Georgia Institute of Technology, 2024.
- 초록/해제
- 요약Europa, the smallest of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, orbits within its parent planet's inner magnetosphere. When the Galileo spacecraft visited Europa in the late 1990s, its magnetometer measured signatures consistent with a secondary magnetic field centered at the moon. Subsequent spacecraft flybys indicated that the orientation of this magnetic field changed periodically with time, indicating that the field was not generated internally via a dynamo mechanism (similar to Earth), but was rather induced by the time-varying magnetic field of Jupiter. It was found that such an induced field could only be generated by a highly-conducting, liquid water layer locked beneath the moon's icy crust. The presence of this subsurface ocean has since made Europa one of the most promising locations in the solar system to search for extraterrestrial life. The interface between the subsurface ocean and rocky core likely constitutes an environment similar to where life formed on the early Earth: a warm, chemically-rich region with plentiful water. Analysis of the ocean is, however, thwarted by the 10s to 100s of kilometer thick ice shell under which it in encased. Until the technological capability exists to place a spacecraft on the surface which can drill through the ice and sample the ocean, investigation of the ocean is limited to any hints left on the surface. Unfortunately, the moon's surface is exposed to a harsh radiation environment. At its location within Jupiter's inner magnetosphere, Europa is located within a region of dense, energetic magnetospheric plasma which hammers down on the surface. This charged particle bombardment makes the upper surface uninhabitable to any organic signatures, drives surface chemistry, generates the moon's dilute exosphere by ejecting neutral material from the surface, and is potentially harmful to spacecraft. Characterizing the intensity and spatial distribution of this charged particle irradiation is therefore critical not only to understanding the evolution of Europa's surface and exosphere, but is also of utmost importance to spacecraft safety.The impact locations of charged magnetospheric particles onto Europa's surface is determined by the dynamics of these particles both in Jupiter's global magnetosphere and in the moon's local electromagnetic fields. The dense plasma within Jupiter's equatorial plasma sheet continually washes over Europa's orbital trailing hemisphere. This flowing plasma interacts with the induced field from Europa's subsurface ocean, as well as electric currents within the moon's ionosphere, drastically warping the background Jovian field. These perturbations to the electromagnetic fields are highly complex, as they are coupled to the dynamics of the plasma, which are in turn coupled to the geometry of the local electromagnetic fields. Previous studies of ion and electron irradiation at Europa have not considered the effects of these perturbations to the Jovian electromagnetic fields when calculating bombardment patterns onto the moon. Such perturbations may deflect particles and shield the moon's surface, or focus irradiation onto regions which previous studies have determined to be relatively "safe".In order to develop a comprehensive picture of magnetospheric particle irradiation at Europa and its effect on the surface, we combine a three-dimensional hybrid model of the moon's perturbed electromagnetic environment with a relativistic particle tracer in order to map how the field perturbations affect the irradiation patterns. Once the particles impact the surface, we calculate the resultant sputtering rates of neutral material and the average column density of the moon's exosphere. In order to understand the time-variability of these processes, we calculate these quantities at several different points during a rotation period of Jupiter. We also average these results in order to calculate the irradiation patterns on geologic time scales. Finally, we compare out results to observations of the surface and exosphere by telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope and in-situ spacecraft such as Galileo. We find that the electromagnetic field perturbations substantially reshape particle irradiation patterns at Europa, that exogenic particle irradiation is likely the source of sulfuric compounds detected on the surface, and that ions and electrons make similar contributions to energy deposition and sputtering from the surface, in contrast to predictions from previous models which utilized uniform electromagnetic fields. This information will be pivotal to Europa science and spacecraft safety in the coming decades, especially in support of the Europa Clipper and JUICE spacecraft, both set to arrive at the Jupiter system in the early 2030s.
- 일반주제명
- Sulfuric acid
- 일반주제명
- Hydrogen
- 일반주제명
- Plasma
- 일반주제명
- Jupiter
- 일반주제명
- Energy
- 일반주제명
- Flow velocity
- 일반주제명
- Electromagnetism
- 일반주제명
- Charged particles
- 일반주제명
- Magnetic fields
- 일반주제명
- Electric fields
- 일반주제명
- Atomic physics
- 일반주제명
- Fluid mechanics
- 일반주제명
- Electromagnetics
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-05B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■520 ▼aEuropa, the smallest of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, orbits within its parent planet's inner magnetosphere. When the Galileo spacecraft visited Europa in the late 1990s, its magnetometer measured signatures consistent with a secondary magnetic field centered at the moon. Subsequent spacecraft flybys indicated that the orientation of this magnetic field changed periodically with time, indicating that the field was not generated internally via a dynamo mechanism (similar to Earth), but was rather induced by the time-varying magnetic field of Jupiter. It was found that such an induced field could only be generated by a highly-conducting, liquid water layer locked beneath the moon's icy crust. The presence of this subsurface ocean has since made Europa one of the most promising locations in the solar system to search for extraterrestrial life. The interface between the subsurface ocean and rocky core likely constitutes an environment similar to where life formed on the early Earth: a warm, chemically-rich region with plentiful water. Analysis of the ocean is, however, thwarted by the 10s to 100s of kilometer thick ice shell under which it in encased. Until the technological capability exists to place a spacecraft on the surface which can drill through the ice and sample the ocean, investigation of the ocean is limited to any hints left on the surface. Unfortunately, the moon's surface is exposed to a harsh radiation environment. At its location within Jupiter's inner magnetosphere, Europa is located within a region of dense, energetic magnetospheric plasma which hammers down on the surface. This charged particle bombardment makes the upper surface uninhabitable to any organic signatures, drives surface chemistry, generates the moon's dilute exosphere by ejecting neutral material from the surface, and is potentially harmful to spacecraft. Characterizing the intensity and spatial distribution of this charged particle irradiation is therefore critical not only to understanding the evolution of Europa's surface and exosphere, but is also of utmost importance to spacecraft safety.The impact locations of charged magnetospheric particles onto Europa's surface is determined by the dynamics of these particles both in Jupiter's global magnetosphere and in the moon's local electromagnetic fields. The dense plasma within Jupiter's equatorial plasma sheet continually washes over Europa's orbital trailing hemisphere. This flowing plasma interacts with the induced field from Europa's subsurface ocean, as well as electric currents within the moon's ionosphere, drastically warping the background Jovian field. These perturbations to the electromagnetic fields are highly complex, as they are coupled to the dynamics of the plasma, which are in turn coupled to the geometry of the local electromagnetic fields. Previous studies of ion and electron irradiation at Europa have not considered the effects of these perturbations to the Jovian electromagnetic fields when calculating bombardment patterns onto the moon. Such perturbations may deflect particles and shield the moon's surface, or focus irradiation onto regions which previous studies have determined to be relatively "safe".In order to develop a comprehensive picture of magnetospheric particle irradiation at Europa and its effect on the surface, we combine a three-dimensional hybrid model of the moon's perturbed electromagnetic environment with a relativistic particle tracer in order to map how the field perturbations affect the irradiation patterns. Once the particles impact the surface, we calculate the resultant sputtering rates of neutral material and the average column density of the moon's exosphere. In order to understand the time-variability of these processes, we calculate these quantities at several different points during a rotation period of Jupiter. We also average these results in order to calculate the irradiation patterns on geologic time scales. Finally, we compare out results to observations of the surface and exosphere by telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope and in-situ spacecraft such as Galileo. We find that the electromagnetic field perturbations substantially reshape particle irradiation patterns at Europa, that exogenic particle irradiation is likely the source of sulfuric compounds detected on the surface, and that ions and electrons make similar contributions to energy deposition and sputtering from the surface, in contrast to predictions from previous models which utilized uniform electromagnetic fields. This information will be pivotal to Europa science and spacecraft safety in the coming decades, especially in support of the Europa Clipper and JUICE spacecraft, both set to arrive at the Jupiter system in the early 2030s.
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■650 4▼aSulfuric acid
■650 4▼aHydrogen
■650 4▼aPlasma
■650 4▼aJupiter
■650 4▼aEnergy
■650 4▼aFlow velocity
■650 4▼aElectromagnetism
■650 4▼aCharged particles
■650 4▼aMagnetic fields
■650 4▼aElectric fields
■650 4▼aAtomic physics
■650 4▼aFluid mechanics
■650 4▼aElectromagnetics
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■71020▼aGeorgia Institute of Technology.
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