| Abstract |
We present some results on the interactions between the solar wind and the crustal magnetic anomaly on the lunar surface obtained by the particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. Based on the satellite observation, it is suggested that a mini-magnetosphere is formed by the interaction with the solar wind plasma above the lunar magnetic anomaly. KAGUYA observed the reflection of the solar wind ions as well as the electron heating over the magnetic anomalies. To understand the mechanism of theses solar wind responses, we examined the formation of a mini-magnetosphere and the plasma dynamics in the boundary region particularly electron behavior by performing the three-dimensional PIC simulations. In this talk, we will present some of the simulation results as well as the basic method of the plasma particle simulation. |
