Secondary electron emission from meteoric smoke particles inside the polar ionosphere
The charging by secondary electron emission (SEE) from particles is known as a significant charging process in astrophysical plasmas. This work aims at evaluating the significance of SEE for charging of meteoric smoke particles (MSPs) in the Earth's polar atmosphere. Here, the atmosphere is sub...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e73e714fd2f947a491674c631f895b6e 2023-05-15T18:20:17+02:00 Secondary electron emission from meteoric smoke particles inside the polar ionosphere C. Baumann M. Rapp A. Kero 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-573-2016 https://doaj.org/article/e73e714fd2f947a491674c631f895b6e EN eng Copernicus Publications https://www.ann-geophys.net/34/573/2016/angeo-34-573-2016.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/0992-7689 https://doaj.org/toc/1432-0576 doi:10.5194/angeo-34-573-2016 0992-7689 1432-0576 https://doaj.org/article/e73e714fd2f947a491674c631f895b6e Annales Geophysicae, Vol 34, Pp 573-580 (2016) Science Q Physics QC1-999 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-573-2016 2022-12-31T14:28:01Z The charging by secondary electron emission (SEE) from particles is known as a significant charging process in astrophysical plasmas. This work aims at evaluating the significance of SEE for charging of meteoric smoke particles (MSPs) in the Earth's polar atmosphere. Here, the atmosphere is subject to a bombardment of energetic electrons from the magnetosphere (and partly the sun). We employ the SEE formalism to MSPs in the upper mesosphere using electron precipitation fluxes for three different precipitation strengths. In addition, we address the possible effect of tertiary electron emission (TEE) from MSPs induced by atmospheric secondary electrons for one precipitation case. The SEE and TEE rates from MSPs of different sizes are compared to plasma attachment and photodetachment and photoionization rates of MSPs. The needed concentration of electrons and ions have been modeled with the Sodankylä Ion and Neutral Chemistry (SIC) model with included electron precipitation spectra as an additional ionization source. We find that secondary electron emission from MSPs is not a relevant charging mechanism for MSPs. The electron attachment to MSPs and photodetachment of negatively charged MSPs are the most important processes also during energetic electron precipitation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sodankylä Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Sodankylä ENVELOPE(26.600,26.600,67.417,67.417) Annales Geophysicae 34 6 573 580 |
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The charging by secondary electron emission (SEE) from particles is known as a significant charging process in astrophysical plasmas. This work aims at evaluating the significance of SEE for charging of meteoric smoke particles (MSPs) in the Earth's polar atmosphere. Here, the atmosphere is subject to a bombardment of energetic electrons from the magnetosphere (and partly the sun). We employ the SEE formalism to MSPs in the upper mesosphere using electron precipitation fluxes for three different precipitation strengths. In addition, we address the possible effect of tertiary electron emission (TEE) from MSPs induced by atmospheric secondary electrons for one precipitation case. The SEE and TEE rates from MSPs of different sizes are compared to plasma attachment and photodetachment and photoionization rates of MSPs. The needed concentration of electrons and ions have been modeled with the Sodankylä Ion and Neutral Chemistry (SIC) model with included electron precipitation spectra as an additional ionization source. We find that secondary electron emission from MSPs is not a relevant charging mechanism for MSPs. The electron attachment to MSPs and photodetachment of negatively charged MSPs are the most important processes also during energetic electron precipitation. |
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Secondary electron emission from meteoric smoke particles inside the polar ionosphere |
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