본문

서브메뉴

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 Surfa...
Influence of Magnetic Field Line Draping on Charged Particle Irradiation of Europa's Surface Ice

Detailed Information

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
기타저자  
Georgia Institute of Technology.
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-05B.
전자적 위치 및 접속  
로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.

MARC

 008260126s2024        us                              c    eng  d
■001000017360609
■00520260202105555
■006m          o    d                
■007cr#unu||||||||
■020    ▼a9798265402684
■035    ▼a(MiAaPQ)AAI32315863
■035    ▼a(MiAaPQ)GeorgiaTech75194
■040    ▼aMiAaPQ▼cMiAaPQ
■0820  ▼a546.223
■1001  ▼aAddison,  Peter.
■24510▼aInfluence  of  Magnetic  Field  Line  Draping  on  Charged  Particle  Irradiation  of  Europa's  Surface  Ice
■260    ▼a[Sl]▼bGeorgia  Institute  of  Technology▼c2024
■260  1▼aAnn  Arbor▼bProQuest  Dissertations  &  Theses▼c2024
■300    ▼a337  p
■500    ▼aSource:  Dissertations  Abstracts  International,  Volume:  87-05,  Section:  B.
■500    ▼aAdvisor:  Simon,  Sven;Liuzzo,  Lucas.
■5021  ▼aThesis  (Ph.D.)--Georgia  Institute  of  Technology,  2024.
■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.
■590    ▼aSchool  code:  0078.
■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
■690    ▼a0791
■690    ▼a0748
■690    ▼a0204
■690    ▼a0607
■71020▼aGeorgia  Institute  of  Technology.
■7730  ▼tDissertations  Abstracts  International▼g87-05B.
■790    ▼a0078
■791    ▼aPh.D.
■792    ▼a2024
■793    ▼aEnglish
■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17360609▼nKERIS▼z이  자료의  원문은  한국교육학술정보원에서  제공합니다.

Preview

Export

ChatGPT Discussion

AI Recommended Related Books


    New Books MORE
    Statistics for the past 3 years. Go to brief

    Подробнее информация.

    • Бронирование
    • не существует
    • моя папка
    • Первый запрос зрения
    • Non-Book Loan Application
    • Nighttime Book Loan Application
    материал
    Reg No. Количество платежных Местоположение статус Ленд информации
    TF15125 전자도서 대출가능 My Folder 부재도서신고 비도서대출신청 야간 도서대출신청

    * Бронирование доступны в заимствований книги. Чтобы сделать предварительный заказ, пожалуйста, нажмите кнопку бронирование

    Books borrowed together with this book

    Related Popular Books

    Available after logging in.