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Interactions of Earth’s Magnetotail Plasma with the Surface, Plasma, and Magnetic Anomalies of the Moon

Part of the Springer Theses Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55084-6

ISBN: 978-4-431-55083-9

Publisher: Springer Japan - Springer Journals

Aug 19, 2014

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Chapter 1Introduction

Harada, Yuki

Pages: 1 –26

[In this chapter, I provide extended background information on the Moon–plasma interaction. It begins with a brief outline of plasma interactions with solar system bodies. Key parameters controlling the nature of interactions are the body’s atmospheric density and the strength of its intrinsic...
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Chapter 2Electron Gyro-Scale Dynamics Near the Lunar Surface

Harada, Yuki

Pages: 27 –68

[I examine electron dynamics near the lunar surface with spatial scale lengths characterized by the electron gyroradius from both observational and theoretical standpoints. Electron velocity distribution functions (VDFs) obtained by Kaguya at \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}...
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Chapter 3Lunar Dayside Plasma in the Earth’s Magnetotail Lobes

Harada, Yuki

Pages: 69 –89

[As introduced in Chap. 1, the lunar atmosphere is too tenuous to stand off the solar wind plasma and magnetic field by inducing currents in its ionosphere. Therefore, the Moon is often called an “airless” body and thought of as a passive plasma absorber. This chapter presents the dual-probe...
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Chapter 4Hot-Proton Interactions with the Surface and Magnetic Anomalies of the Moon

Harada, Yuki

Pages: 91 –107

[Proton backscattering at the lunar surface is an important consequence of the direct interaction of the ambient plasma and the Moon. Furthermore, observations of the backscattered energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) can be used as a remote sensing technique to monitor the incident proton flux to the...
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Chapter 5Conclusions

Harada, Yuki

Pages: 109 –111

[I have analyzed the plasma, neutral-atom, and electromagnetic-field data from three lunar missions: Kaguya, ARTEMIS, and Chandrayaan-1. I particularly focus on the near-lunar environment in the Earth’s magnetotail.]

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