On the Star-Magnetosphere Interaction of Close-in Exoplanets
Ip, Wing-Huen, Andreas Kopp, and Juei-Hwa Hu, On the Star-Magnetosphere Interaction of Close-in Exoplanets, ApJ, 602, L53-L56 (2004) (ADS)
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Many of the cartoons in this Archive describe
magnetic reconnection
resulting from large-scale plasma flows, but gloss over the question
of what may drive these flows.
These may occur, for example, in
binary stars.
Here in this cartoon we may see a related theory:
electrodynamic forces can connect an exoplanet to its host star's
atmosphere, with implications for both objects.
This paper explores atmospheric escape from the exoplanet on this basis,
arguing that the likely absence of a
bow shock in the type of wind
flow being modeled.
Many of the cartoons in this Archive describe magnetic reconnection resulting from large-scale plasma flows, but gloss over the question of what may drive these flows. These may occur, for example, in binary stars. Here in this cartoon we may see a related theory: electrodynamic forces can connect an exoplanet to its host star's atmosphere, with implications for both objects. This paper explores atmospheric escape from the exoplanet on this basis, arguing that the likely absence of a bow shock in the type of wind flow being modeled.