The non-Maxwellian energy distribution of ions in the warm Io torus

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Oct 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88.8097r&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 88, Oct. 1, 1983, p. 8097-8102.

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Energy Distribution, Io, Ion Temperature, Satellite Atmospheres, Space Plasmas, Distribution Functions, Maxwell-Boltzmann Density Function, Jupiter, Satellites, Io, Energy, Distribution, Ions, Torus, Electrons, Transport, Plasma, Models

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Observations of Io's torus indicate that the majority of ions have energies of 55 - 75 eV, with a high-energy tail extending up to the corotation energy. The authors have found that such a distribution can be established via the Coulomb cooling of ions heated at the corotation energy onto the cold 5-eV electrons. The energy E* of the main body of the ions and the shape of the energy distribution are functions of the transport loss time. Matching E* with the data (E* = 55 - 75 eV) requires transport loss times in the range 25 - 100 days.

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