Hybrid simulations of Mercury’s global dynamics and the interplanetary ions’ precipitation fluxes under different interplanetary conditions

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Table 1

Interplanetary conditions adopted in this work.

	Aphelion SSW	Aphelion FSW	Perihelion SSW	Perihelion FSW
B (nT)	15		45
N (cm⁻³)	40		100
V (km s⁻¹)	250	450	250	450
T (K)	3e4 (β = 0.18)		1.5e5 (β = 0.26)
Parker spiral angle	25°		17°
clock angle	90°		90°
Dynamic pressure (nPa)	4.18	13.54	10.45	33.87
Alfvénic Mach Number	4.8	8.6	2.53	4.56
Convective gyroradius (km)	174	313	58	104

Notes. In terms of magnetic-field intensity, B; particle density, N; solar-wind bulk speed, V; temperature, T; dynamic pressure; Alfvénic Mach number; and convective gyroradius (defined as the ratio between the pristine solar-wind velocity, V, and the ion gyrofrequency).

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