Open AccessOn dusty plasma formation in Martian ionosphere
Author(s) -
Yu. S. Reznichenko,
A. Yu. Dubinskii,
S. I. Popel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1556/1/012072
Subject(s) - martian , ionosphere , dusty plasma , plasma , condensation , atmosphere (unit) , atmosphere of mars , atmospheric sciences , astrobiology , absorption (acoustics) , physics , geophysics , meteorology , mars exploration program , optics , quantum mechanics
A self-consistent model for the formation and evolution of dusty plasmas in the Martian ionosphere is developed. The effects of the initial distributions of dust particles, as well as condensation and absorption of carbon dioxide and water molecules by dust particles, are studied. Theory values of characteristic sizes of dust grains and their charges are obtained. The theoretical values of the sizes are in agreement with the data of observations. The possibility of the formation of dusty plasma structures in the Martian ionosphere which are analogous to noctilucent clouds in the atmosphere of the Earth is discussed.