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Table 1
Plasma parameters.
| Parameter name | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Venus ionosphere oxygen density | nO | (45–200) cm−3 |
| Venus ionosphere hydrogen density | nH | (5–20) cm−3 |
| Venus ionosphere electron density | ne | (5–100) cm−3 |
| Solar wind proton density | nsp | (3–20) cm−3 |
| Solar wind electron density | nse | (10–200) cm−3 |
| Oxygen ion velocity | υO | (0.5–20) km s−1 |
| Hydrogen ion velocity | υH | (1–35) km s−1 |
| Solar wind proton velocity | υsp | (10–250) km s−1 |
| Ionospheric electron temperature | Te | (6–12) eV |
| Solar wind electron temperature | Tse | (10–500) eV |
| Ion acoustic speed | cs = ![$\[\sqrt{k_{\mathrm{B}} T_{\mathrm{e}} / m_{\mathrm{O}}}\]$](/articles/aa/full_html/2024/05/aa45773-22/aa45773-22-eq25.png){kind=small} |
(5.8–8.3) km s−1 |
| Hydrogen-to-oxygen density | α = nH/nO | (0.05–0.5) |
| Electron-to-oxygen density | β = ne/nO | (0.1–1) |
| Solar wind proton-to-oxygen density | γ = nsp/nO | (0.05–0.5) |
| Solar wind electron-to-oxygen density | δ = nse/nO | (0.1–1) |
| Oxygen-to-electron temperature ratio | σO = TO/Te | (0.01–0.1) |
| Hydrogen-to-electron temperature ratio | σH = TH/Te | (0.01–0.1) |
| Solar wind proton-to-electron temperature ratio | σsp = Tsp/Te | (1–10) |
| Solar wind electron-to-electron temperature ratio | σse = Tse/Te | (1–10) |
| Solar wind proton initial unperturbed initial velocity | υsp[0] = υsp/cs | (1–30) |
| Solar wind electron initial unperturbed initial velocity | υse[0] = υse/cs | (1–30) |
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