Multi-scale processes of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at Earth's magnetopause

RC Rice, KA Blasl, K Nykyri, S Kavosi… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) is a large scale convective instability which occurs
anywhere the velocity shear between two fluids is large, such as Earth's magnetopause …

The three-fluid generalized Ohm's law: A theoretical study

L Luo, X Xu, Y Zhang, Z Zhou, Q Chang, Q Xu… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The two-fluid generalized Ohm's law (GOL) is based on the assumption that plasma is
composed of only protons and electrons. The three-fluid GOL is obtained theoretically for the …

Kelvin–Helmholtz instability at mars: in situ observations and kinetic simulations

L Wang, C Huang, A Du, Y Ge, G Chen… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Kelvin–Helmholtz (KH) instability is a fundamental boundary instability between two fluids
with different speeds, exchanging the mass, momentum, and energy across the boundary …

Design and construction of a ground-based plasma device for Martian boundary layer investigation

R Jin, Y Liu, J Lei, P Yu, M Li, K Huang - Vacuum, 2023 - Elsevier
Laboratory experiments have contributed significantly to the exploration of the fundamental
physics of Earth's and planetary space plasma. In this work, a ground-based plasma device …

Intermittent plasma turbulence in the Martian plasma environment

AMS Franco, E Echer, M Fränz, MJA Bolzan - Reviews of Modern Plasma …, 2024 - Springer
Due to the absence of a global intrinsic magnetic field, Mars presents an induced
magnetosphere, which is formed by the interaction between the solar wind and the …

Ion loss within a reconnection exhaust near Mars: MAVEN observations

X Xu, X Wang, Z Zhou, Q Chang, L Luo… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present observations from Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN of a reconnection
exhaust, which was probably not ongoing, in the Martian magnetosheath. The reconnection …

Solar control of the pickup ion plume in the dayside magnetosheath of Venus

Q Xu, X Xu, P Zuo, Y Futaana… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Using the 8.5‐year Venus Express measurements, we demonstrate the asymmetric
plasma distributions in the Venusian magnetosheath. An escaping plume is formed by …

Electron density variability in the day-side ionosphere of Mars: The role of gravity waves

X Wang, X Xu, J Cui, H Gu, D Niu, Z Zhou… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) has observed oscillations in
the density, velocity, and temperature of ionospheric plasma on Mars. Atmospheric gravity …

A linearized coupled model of acoustic-gravity waves and the lower ionosphere at Mars

X Wang, X Xu, J Cui, S Yi, H Gu, Z Zhou, H Man… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Highly variable ionospheric structures were recently detected on Mars using
spacecraft measurements. Acoustic-gravity waves (AGWs) could be the underlying …

A comparative study of ion beam and velocity shear driven resonant instability of kinetic Alfvén waves with κ-electrons

KC Barik, SV Singh, GS Lakhina - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
A comparative analysis is carried out between the ion beam and velocity shear as the
possible source of free energy in the generation of kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs) through a …