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Modeling the impact of an X-class solar flare on theexosphere of Mercury

Elisabeth Werner
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François Leblanc
Jean-Yves Chaufray
Ronan Modolo
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Abstract

In this first work we simulate the response of Mercury's exosphere to an X-class solar flare. The momentaneous increase in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photon flux during a solar flare functions well as a proxy for modeling the response of the exosphere to extreme variations in the external plasma conditions. This test will allow us to extend such short-term time variations to model the impact of a CME on the precipitation of sodium and other species in Mercury's coupled exosphere-magnetosphere system.
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insu-02161010 , version 1 (21-06-2019)

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Elisabeth Werner, François Leblanc, Jean-Yves Chaufray, Ronan Modolo. Modeling the impact of an X-class solar flare on theexosphere of Mercury. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, Sep 2019, Geneva, Switzerland. pp.EPSC-DPS2019-48. ⟨insu-02161010⟩
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