Spectroscopic Imaging of planetary magnetospheres using Solar Wind Charge Exchange X-rays: Potential Applications on Mercury's Bepi Colombo mission

Dimitra Koutroumpa (1) , Ronan Modolo (1) , François Leblanc (1) , Jean-Yves Chaufray (1) , Konrad Dennerl (2)

1 HELIOS - LATMOS
2 MPE - Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik

SWCX simulations and X-ray data prove that SWCX spectroscopy can provide insight to SW-planetary neutral interaction and SWCX imaging is promising for magnetospheric studies. MPO/MIXS-C should be able to detect SWCX emission from the Hermean exosphere in the right geometry configuration and SW conditions

Mots clés: Mercury; Exosphere; BepiColombo; Planetary magnetosphere; Spectroscopy; Imaging

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]

Dimitra Koutroumpa, Ronan Modolo, François Leblanc, Jean-Yves Chaufray, Konrad Dennerl. Spectroscopic Imaging of planetary magnetospheres using Solar Wind Charge Exchange X-rays: Potential Applications on Mercury's Bepi Colombo mission. Atelier national sur les magnétosphères planétaires comparées, Feb 2015, Meudon, France. ⟨insu-01147808⟩