Development of a New Emission-Line Spectral Analysis Method to Constrain the Energy Distribution of Mercury’s Sodium Exosphere

Ukyo Kitamura

Presentation information

[E] Oral

P (Space and Planetary Sciences ) » P-PS Planetary Sciences

[P-PS11] Mercury Science and Exploration

Mon. May 25, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 303 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Murakami Go(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

3:55 PM - 4:10 PM

[PPS11-07] Development of a New Emission-Line Spectral Analysis Method to Constrain the Energy Distribution of Mercury’s Sodium Exosphere

*Ukyo Kitamura¹, Yudai Suzuki^2,3, Shun Katakami¹, Masato Okada¹, Kazuo Yoshioka^1,4 (1. Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 2. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3. Center for Space Physics, Boston University, 4. Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo)

Keywords:MESSENGER, sodium exosphere, MCMC