利用火星低能电子能谱获取火星磁堆积边界

火星快车飞船(Mars Express,MEX)搭载的低能电子谱仪可以测量火星附近小于20 keV的电子通量数据.利用得到的96段连续测量结果,通过判断能谱拟合参数的方法确定了飞船穿越火星磁堆积层的位置,对这些穿越点进行圆锥曲线拟合后给出了火星磁堆积层(Magnetic Pileup Boundary,MPB)的大致形状及位置,所得结果与先前火星全球勘探者(Mars Global Surveyor,MGS)及Phobos-2飞船给出的结果基本吻合.此外,对获得的穿越点按照火星当地壳磁场强度分类,周围磁场强度较强(>50 nT)的穿越点拟合出的磁堆积层高度明显高于全部穿越点及周围磁场较弱(<10 nT)的穿越点拟合出的磁堆积层高度,很好地反映了火星壳磁场对火星大气与太阳风相互作用的影响.

萤火一号火星探测器科学应用数据处理技术

对萤火一号(YH-1)火星探测器科学应用数据处理技术进行了研究。给出了用磁场数据确定磁堆积区边界(MPB)特性的最小方差分析(MVA)、离子数据各质量通道权重修正和利用星星掩星数据确定火星电离层电子密度等数据处理技术,有助于进一步了解火星空间环境的本质。

Obtain martian magnetic pileup boundary by spectrum of low energy electrons

The electron spectrometer of Mars Express (MEX) provides the flux of low energy electrons (<20 keV) near Mars. 96 pieces of continuously measured data are analyzed, and the crossings of the magnetic pileup boundary (MPB) can be determined by fitting the energy spectrum of the low energy electrons. The shape and position of the MPB can be gained from these crossings, and they are in good agreement with the results obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) and Phobos-2. In addition, we classify these crossings based on the crustal magnetic field nearby. It turns out that the position of MPB near the strong (>50 nT) crustal magnetic field is higher than the position of the MPB near the weak (<10 nT) crustal magnetic field. This result reflects the effect of the crustal magnetic field on the interaction between the Martian atmosphere and solar wind.