• Influence of Mercury's Exosphere on the Structure of the Magnetosphere 

      Exner, WilliORCIDiD; Simon, SvenORCIDiD; Heyner, DanielORCIDiD; Motschmann, UweORCIDiD (Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2020)
      Mercury is embedded in a tenuous and highly anisotropic sodium exosphere, generated mainly by plasma-surface interactions. The absolute values of the sodium ion density are still under debate. Observations by MESSENGER's ...
    • Study of Extreme Magnetopause Distortions Under Varying Solar Wind Conditions 

      Grimmich, NiklasORCIDiD; Plaschke, FerdinandORCIDiD; Archer, Martin O.ORCIDiD; Heyner, DanielORCIDiD; Mieth, Johannes Z. D.ORCIDiD; Nakamura, RumiORCIDiD; Sibeck, David G.ORCIDiD (Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2023-08-03)
      Abstract

      To first order, the magnetopause (MP) is defined by a pressure balance between the solar ...