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The solar cycle 25 multi-spacecraft solar energetic particle event catalog of the SERPENTINE project
Hayes, L. A.; Vainio, R.; Mitchell, J. G. +26 more
Context. The solar energetic particle analysis platform for the inner heliosphere (SERPENTINE) project, funded through the H2020-SPACE-2020 call of the European Union's Horizon 2020 framework program, employs measurements of the new inner heliospheric spacecraft fleet to address several outstanding questions on the origin of solar energetic partic…
Structure and dynamics of the Hermean magnetosphere revealed by electron observations from the Mercury electron analyzer after the first three Mercury flybys of BepiColombo
André, N.; Fedorov, A.; Sauvaud, J. -A. +16 more
Context. The Mercury electron analyzer (MEA) obtained new electron observations during the first three Mercury flybys by BepiColombo on October 1, 2021 (MFB1), June 23 , 2022 (MFB2), and June 19, 2023 (MFB3). BepiColombo entered the dusk side magnetotail from the flank magnetosheath in the northern hemisphere, crossed the Mercury solar orbital equ…
Solar wind entry into Mercury's magnetosphere: Simulation results for the second swingby of BepiColombo
Narita, Y.; Motschmann, U.; Exner, W. +7 more
Context. We use a global 3D hybrid plasma model to investigate the interaction between Mercury's magnetosphere and the solar wind for the second BepiColombo swingby, evaluate magnetospheric regions, and study the typical energy profile of protons.
Aims: The objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of solar wind entry and anal…
Whistler-mode waves in the tail of Mercury's magnetosphere: A numerical study
Henri, Pierre; Lavorenti, Federico; Califano, Francesco +1 more
Context. Mercury presents a highly dynamic, small magnetosphere in which magnetic reconnection plays a fundamental role. Aim. We aim to model the global characteristics of magnetic reconnection in the Hermean environment. In particular, we focus on waves observed during the third BepiColombo flyby. Method. In this work, we used two fully kinetic t…
Electron moments derived from the Mercury Electron Analyzer during the cruise phase of BepiColombo
André, N.; Fedorov, A.; Sauvaud, J. -A. +20 more
Aims: We derive electron density and temperature from observations obtained by the Mercury Electron Analyzer on board Mio during the cruise phase of BepiColombo while the spacecraft is in a stacked configuration.
Methods: In order to remove the secondary electron emission contribution, we first fit the core electron population of the sol…