Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992adspr..12..337s&link_type=abstract
(Planetary magnetospheric physics II; Proceedings of Symposium 5 and the Topical Meetings of the Interdisciplinary Scientific Co
Physics
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Gas Density, Io, Jupiter (Planet), Neutral Gases, Planetary Magnetospheres, Space Plasmas, Oxygen Atoms, Potassium, Sodium Vapor, Sulfur
Scientific paper
The magnetosphere of Jupiter is permeated with a number of neutral clouds (Na, K, O,S), the first of which was discovered almost two decades ago. These neutral clouds have their origin in the escape of gases from the innermost Galilean satellite Io. The morphological structures of some of these clouds have been revealed in observational data for the intensity of various atomic emission lines as viewed on the sky plane and acquired using ground-based telescopes or rocket measurements. These cloud morphologies and certain of their time variable features are caused primarily by interactions with the Io plasma torus which provides both momentum for the neutral-cloud source and a spacetime-dependent lifetime for the neutrals in the planetary environment. These neutral-plasma interactions also play a central role in determining the structure, mass loading, and energy budget of the Io plasma torus and its extension into the larger planetary magnetosphere. Various physical processes responsible for these interactions and their spatial signatures in the neutral clouds and the plasma torus are discussed.
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