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Aspects of the Magnetosphere-Stellar Wind Interaction of Close-In Extrasolar Planets Jean-Mathias Grießmeier Aspects of the magnetosphere-stellar wind interaction of close-in extrasolar planets Jean-Mathias Grießmeier To cite this version: Jean-Mathias Grießmeier. Aspects of the magnetosphere-stellar wind interaction of close-in extrasolar planets. Astrophysics [astro-ph]. Technische Universität Braunschweig, 2006. English. tel-00116842 HAL Id: tel-00116842 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00116842 Submitted on 28 Nov 2006 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Aspects of the magnetosphere-stellar wind interaction of close-in extrasolar planets Von der Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr.rer.nat.) genehmigte Dissertation von Jean-Mathias Grießmeier aus Kulmbach Bibliografische Information Der Deutschen Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.ddb.de abrufbar. 1. Referent: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. U. Motschmann 2. Referent: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. H. O. Rucker eingereicht am: 19. Dezember 2005 mündliche Prüfung (Disputation) am: 16. Februar 2006 Copyright c Copernicus GmbH 2006 ISBN 3-936586-49-7 Copernicus GmbH, Katlenburg-Lindau Druck: Schaltungsdienst Lange, Berlin Printed in Germany Veröffentlichungen von Teilen der Arbeit Teilergebnisse aus dieser Arbeit wurden mit Genehmigung der Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften, vertreten durch die Mentorin oder den Mentor der Arbeit, in folgen- den Beiträgen vorab veröffentlicht: Publikationen: 1. H. Lammer, H. I. M. Lichtenegger, Yu. N. Kulikov, J.-M. Grießmeier, N. Terada, N. V. Erkaev, H. K. Biernat, M. L. Khodachenko, I. Ribas, T. Penz, F. Selsis: CME activity of low mass M stars as an important factor for the habitability of terrestrial exoplanets. Part II: CME induced ion pick up of Earth-like exoplanets in close-in habitable zones, Astrobiology, eingereicht (2006). 2. M. L. Khodachenko, I. Ribas, H. Lammer, J.-M. Grießmeier, M. Leitner, F. Selsis, C. Eiroa, A. Hanslmeier, H. K. Biernat, C. J. Farrugia, H. O. Rucker: CME activity of low mass M stars as an important factor for the habitability of terrestrial exo- planets. Part I: CME impact on expected magnetospheres of Earth-like exoplanets in close-in habitable zones, Astrobiology, eingereicht (2006). 3. J.-M. Grießmeier, S. Preusse, M. Khodachenko, U. Motschmann, G. Mann, H. O. Rucker: Exoplanetary radio emission under different stellar wind conditions, Planet. Space Sci., eingereicht (2006). 4. M. L. Khodachenko, H. Lammer, H. I. M. Lichtenegger, D. Langmayr, N. V.Erkaev, J.-M. Grießmeier, M. Leitner, T. Penz, H. K. Biernat, U. Motschmann, H. O. Rucker: Mass loss of “Hot Jupiters” - Implications for CoRoT discoveries. Part I: The importance of magnetospheric protection of a planet against ion loss caused by Coronal Mass Ejections, Planet. Space Sci., eingereicht (2006). 5. D. Breuer, J.-M. Grießmeier, U. Motschmann, M. Khodachenko, C. Kolb, J. Parnell, T. Spohn, A. Stadelmann: Constraints on planetary habitability, in Re- port of the Terrestrial Exoplanet Science Advisory Team, (Hrsg.) M. Fridlund und Helmut Lammer, ESA-SP, im Druck (2006). 6. J.-M. Grießmeier, U. Motschmann, M. Khodachenko, H. O. Rucker: The influence of stellar coronal mass ejections on exoplanetary radio emission, in Planetary Radio Emissions VI, (Hrsg.) W. S. Kurth, G. Mann und H. O. Rucker, Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, Vienna, 571 (2006). iii Veröffentlichungen von Teilen der Arbeit 7. J.-M. Grießmeier, U. Motschmann, K.-H. Glassmeier, G. Mann, H. O. Rucker: The potential of exoplanetary radio emissions as an observation method, in Tenth An- niversary of 51 Peg-b : Status of and Prospects for hot Jupiter studies, (Hrsg.) L. Arnold, F. Bouchy und C. Moutou, Platypus Press, 259 (2006). 8. J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, H. Lammer, N. Belisheva, U. Motschmann: The impact of galactic cosmic rays on extrasolar Earth-like planets in close-in habitable zones, in Proc. 39th ESLAB Symposium, (Hrsg.) F. Favata und A. Gimenez, ESA SP 588, 305 (2006). 9. M. L. Khodachenko, J.-M. Grießmeier, I. Ribas, H. Lammer, F. Selsis, M. Leitner, T. Penz, A. Hanslmeier, H. K. Biernat, H. O. Rucker: Habitability of the Earth- like exoplanets under the action of host stars intensive CME activity, in Proc. 39th ESLAB Symposium, (Hrsg.) F. Favata und A. Gimenez, ESA SP 588, 279 (2006). 10. H. Lammer, E. Chassefière, Yu. N. Kulikov, F. Leblanc, H. I. M. Lichtenegger, J.-M. Grießmeier, M. Khodachenko, D. Stam, C. Sotin, I. Ribas, F. Selsis, F. Allard, I. Mingalev, O. Mingalev, H. Rauer,J. L. Grenfell, D. Langmayr, G. Jaritz, S. Endler, G. Wuchterl, S. Barabash, H. Gunell, R. Lundin, H. K. Biernat, H. O. Rucker, F. Westall, A. Brack, S. J. Bauer, A. Hanslmeier, P. Odert, M. Leitzinger, P. Wurz, E. Lohinger, R. Dvorak, W. W. Weiss, W. von Bloh, S. Franck, T. Penz, A. Stadelmann, U. Motschmann, N. K. Belisheva, A. Bérces, A. Léger, C. S. Cockell, J. Parnell, I. L. Arshukova, N. V. Erkaev, A. A. Konovalenko, E. Kallio, G. Horneck, T. Guillot, A. Morbidelli, E. Bois, P. Barge, M. Deleuil, C. Moutou, F. Forget, B. Érdi, A. Hatzes, E. Szuszkiewicz, M. Fridlund: Towards real com- parative planetology: Synergies between solar system science and the DARWIN mission, in Proc. 39th ESLAB Symposium, (Hrsg.) F. Favata und A. Gimenez, ESA SP 588, 233 (2006). 11. N. V. Erkaev, T. Penz, H. Lammer, H. I. M. Lichtenegger, H. K. Biernat, P. Wurz, J.-M. Grießmeier, W. W. Weiss: Plasma and magnetic field parameters in the vicin- ity of short-periodic giant exoplanets, Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 157, 396 (2005). 12. J.-M. Grießmeier, U. Motschmann, G. Mann, H. O. Rucker: The influence of stellar wind conditions on the detectability of planetary radio emissions, Astron. Astro- phys. 437, 717 (2005). 13. J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, U. Motschmann, N. K. Belisheva, H. Lammer, H. K. Biernat: Cosmic ray impact on extrasolar Earth-like planets in close-in hab- itable zones, Astrobiology 5, 587 (2005). 14. G. Jaritz, S. Endler, D. Langmayr, H. Lammer, J.-M. Grießmeier, N. V. Erkaev, H. K. Biernat: Roche lobe effects on expanded upper atmospheres of short-periodic giant planets, Astron. Astrophys. 439, 771 (2005). 15. A. S. Lipatov, U. Motschmann, T. Bagdonat, J.-M. Grießmeier: The interaction of the stellar wind with an extrasolar planet - 3D hybrid and drift-kinetic simulation, Planet. Space. Sci. 53, 423-432 (2005). iv Veröffentlichungen von Teilen der Arbeit 16. H. Lammer, I. Ribas, J.-M. Grießmeier, T. Penz, A. Hanslmeier, H. K. Biernat: A brief history of the solar radiation and particle flux evolution, Hvar Obs. Bull. 28, 139 (2004). 17. J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, T. Penz, H. Lammer, F. Selsis, I. Ribas, E. F. Guinan, U. Motschmann, H. K. Biernat, W. W. Weiss: The effect of tidal locking on the magnetospheric and atmospheric evolution of “Hot Jupiters”, Astron. Astro- phys. 425, 753 - 762 (2004). Tagungsbeiträge: 1. J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, H. Lammer, N. Belisheva, U. Motschmann: The impact of galactic cosmic rays through the magnetospheres of different extrasolar planets, Vortrag, 5th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Budapest (2005). 2. J.-M. Grießmeier, U. Motschmann, K.-H. Glassmeier, G. Mann , H. Rucker: The potential of exoplanetary radio emission as an observation method, Vortrag, Tenth Anniversary of 51 Peg-b: status of and prospects for hot Jupiter studies, An inter- national colloquium, Observatoire de Haute Provence (2005). 3. J.-M. Grießmeier, U. Motschmann, K.-H. Glassmeier, G. Mann, H. Rucker: The in- fluence of stellar system age on exoplanetary radio emission, Vortrag, EGU General Assembly, Wien (2005). 4. J.-M. Grießmeier, S. Preusse, U. Motschmann, M. Khodachenko, H. O. Rucker: Ex- oplanetary radio emissions under different stellar wind conditions, Vortrag, Work- shop Planetary Radio Emission VI, Graz (2005). 5. J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, H. Lammer, N. Belisheva, U. Motschmann: The impact of galactic cosmic rays on extrasolar Earth-like planets in close-in habitable zones, Poster, ESLAB Symposium “Trends in Space Science and Cosmic Vision 2020”, ESTEC, Noordwijk (2005). 6. J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, S. Preusse, H. Lammer, T. Penz, F. Selsis, U. Motschmann: Extrasolar magnetospheres under different stellar wind conditions, Vortrag, 3. Workshop “Planetenbildung: Das Sonnensystem und extrasolare Planeten”, Münster (2004). 7. J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, H. Lammer, F. Selsis, U. Motschmann: Tidal locking and its influence on planetary habitability, Poster, Bioastronomy 2004, Reykjavik (2004). 8. T. Penz, H. Lammer, J.-M. Grießmeier, U. V. Amerstorfer, F. Selsis, I. Ribas, H. K. Biernat: Atmospheric evolution of non-magnetized terrestrial exoplanets, Poster, Bioastronomy 2004, Reykjavik (2004). 9. J.-M. Grießmeier, A. Stadelmann, H. Lammer, U. Motschmann: Tidal locking and its influence on exomagnetospheres, Vortrag, Planet Workshop “Close-in exo- planets: the star-planet connection” of the Corot week
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