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Space physicsEF2245
Tomas Karlsson
Space and PlasmaPhysics
School of Electrical Engineering
EF2245 Space Physics 2010
Activity Date Time Room Subject (preliminary) Litterature
L1 25/10 10-12 Sem. Introduction, Solar wind KR Ch. 1-2, 4 L2 1/11 10-12 Sem. Solar wind, cont., Shocks KR Ch. 4, 5 T1 4/11 10-12 Sem. L3 8/11 10-12 Sem. Solar wind interaction with
celestial bodies KR Ch. 6, 8, 15 (p 503-510)
Distribution of Assignment 1
8/11
T2 11/11 10-12 Conf. L4 15/11 10-12 Sem. Ionospheres KR Ch. 7 T3 18/11 10-12 Sem. Deadline, Assignment 1
18/11 10.00
L5 19/11 10-12 Sem. Ionospheric electrodynamics
RB.
L6 22/11 10-12 Sem. The magnetopause and magnetotail
KR Ch. 9
Distribution of Assignment 2
22/11
T4 25/11 10-12 Sem. L7 26/11 10-12 Sem. The magnetosphere and its
dynamics KR Ch. 10, 13
L8 29/11 10-12 Sem. Alfvén waves, ULF pulsations and global oscillations of the magnetosphere
KR Ch. 11, 14
Deadline, Assignment 2
29/11 10.00
T5 2/12 10-12 Sem. L9 3/12 10-12 Sem. Auroral physics KR Ch. 14, LL L10 6/12 10-12 Sem. Auroral physics, cont. KR Ch. 14, LL T6 9/12
10-12 Sem.
Examination 13/12 14-19 Sem.
Space physics EF2245
EF2245 Space Physics 2010
Course goals
After the course the student should be able to
• describe and explain basic processes in space plasma physics
• use established theories to estimate quantitatively the behaviour of some of these processes
• make simple analyses of various types of space physics data to compare with the quantitative theoretical predictions
• describe some hot topics of today’s space physics research
Litterature
Kivelson, M.G., and C. T. Russel (ed.), Introduction to Space Physics, Cambridge Univeristy Press.
Boström, R., Electrodynamics of the Ionosphere, in Cosmical Geophysics, Ed. Egeland et al.
Lyons, L., Formation of Auroral Arcs via Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, Reviews of Geophysics, 30, 2, 93-112, 1992.
Do you know MatLab?
EF2245 Space Physics 2010
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Plasma frequency
Single particle motion
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,0,x zE EE
Consider a charged particle in a magnetic field.
y
xB = Bz z
+
Assume an electric field in the x-z plane:
dm q
dt
vv B E
xy x
yx
zz
dvm qv B qE
dtdv
m qv Bdt
dvm qE
dt
Constant acceleration along z
22
2
2 22
2 2
y yxg g x
y x xg g y x
dv dvd v qBv
dt m dt dt
d v dv dvqB q Bv E
dt m dt dt m
Drift motion
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22
2
2 22
2 2
y yxg g x
y x xg g y x
dv dvd v qBv
dt m dt dt
d v dv dvqB q Bv E
dt m dt dt m
22
2
2
22
xg x
xy
xg y
d vv
dtE
d vEB
vdt B
g x
g y
i t
x
i txy
v v e
Ev v e
B
Average over a gyro period:
, 2 2
yx x zdrift y
E E Bv
B B B
E B
In general:
2 2 2drift
q
B qB qB
E B E B F Bv
Drift motion
F = 0
F = qE
F = mg
F = -grad B
2drift qB
F Bu
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Maxwell’s equations
0 B
t
B
E
0 0 0 t
E
B j
Gauss’ law
No magnetic monopoles
Faraday’s law
Ampére’s law
Lorentz’ force equation
( )q F E v B
Ohm’s law
j E
j
yx zAA A
x y z
A
, ,y yx xz zA AA AA A
y z z x x y
A
Energy density2 2
00
,2 2B E
B EW W
0
E
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Frozen in magnetic flux PROOF II
2
0
1
t
B
v B B
A B
Order of magnitude estimate:
0
22
0 0
1 m
v BA L vL R
BBL
v B
B
Magnetic Reynolds number Rm:
Rm >> 1 t
B
v B
2
0
1
t
B
BRm << 1
Frozen-in fields!
Diffusion equation!
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This together with mass conservation, two of Maxwell’s equations and Ohm’s law make up the most common MHD equations:
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
dp
dt
pt
vj B f
vv v j B f (1) ( ) j E v B(3)
0 0 t
EB j(4)
Only consider slow variations
t
B
E(5)
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v
0t
v(2)
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
dp
dt
vj B(1)
In equilibrium:
0 p j B
0
10p
B B
2
0 0
10
2
Bp
B B
Represents tension along B
If magnetic tension = 0
2
02
Bp konst
Magnetic pressure
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Solar wind
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Solar corona
Solar wind properties
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Solar wind properties
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Solar wind properties
1.4∙10-9
1.4∙10-11
1.4∙10-13
1.4∙10-15
Pinterstellar 10-13 – 10-14 Pa
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Critical radius for realistic temperatures
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Solar wind
solutions
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