3 papers
physics.space-ph2026
Inferring lunar wake potentials from electron phase space densities
Xin An, Shaosui Xu, Vassilis Angelopoulos +4
Inferring electric potentials from electron phase space density measurements in the lunar wake is complicated by two challenges: the asymmetry between the sunward and anti-sunward…
physics.space-ph2025
The Role of Gyrating Ions in Reformation of a Quasi-parallel Supercritical Shock
Hadi Madanian, Terry Z. Liu
Collisionless shocks in space and astrophysical plasmas mediate energy exchange between charged particles and fields in two or more plasma flows. In this study we analyze the evolu…
physics.space-ph2025
ARTEMIS observations of electrostatic shocks inside the lunar wake
Terry Z. Liu, Xin An, Vassilis Angelopoulos +1
When the solar wind encounters the Moon, a plasma void forms downstream of it, known as the lunar wake. In regions where the magnetic field is quasi-parallel to the plasma-vacuum b…