Phase space densities in the Uranian plasma sheet

Details Phase space densities in the Uranian plasma sheet Phase space densities in the Uranian plasma sheet

Aug 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992adspr..12...67h&link_type=abstract

(Planetary magnetospheric physics II; Proceedings of Symposium 5 and the Topical Meetings of the Interdisciplinary Scientific Co

Physics

Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Density, Plasma Layers, Space Density, Space Plasmas, Uranus (Planet), Density Distribution, Heat Transfer, Magnetometers, Plasma Diffusion, Voyager 2 Spacecraft

Scientific paper

Based on its ionic composition, the magnetosphere of Uranus appears to contain little plasma of solar wind origin. If the plasma source is the atmosphere of the planet, both adiabatic convection with uniform losses and radial diffusion would imply negative radial gradients of the distribution function at fixed first and second adiabatic invariants. The analysis of LECP data in the outer magnetosphere reveals different gradients. Evidence is presented that ions may have been non-adiabaticaly heated during the fourth plasma sheet immersion although this is not unambiguously distinguishable from a source at large down tail distance.

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