2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Atmospheric Escape Rates from Mars - If it Orbited an Old M-Dwarf Star
David A. Brain, Ofer Cohen, Thomas E. Cravens +35
Atmospheric escape is an important process that influences the evolution of planetary atmospheres. A variety of physical mechanisms can contribute to escape from an atmosphere, inc…
astro-ph.EP2025
Impacts of Tidal Locking on Magnetospheric Energy Input to Exoplanet Atmospheres
Fatemeh Bagheri, Alex Glocer, Ramon E. Lopez
We investigate the effect of planetary corotation on energy dissipation within the magnetosphere-ionosphere system of exoplanets. Using MHD simulations, we find that tidally locked…