Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982apj...257..862e&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 257, June 15, 1982, p. 862-880. Research supported by the University of Chicago;
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Electrons, Interplanetary Medium, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Radiation, Relativistic Particles, Astronomical Models, Background Radiation, Electron Energy, Electron Flux Density, Particle Telescopes, Pioneer 10 Space Probe
Scientific paper
Pioneer 10 observations of electrons in the energy range from 1.75 to 25 MeV over the heliocentric radial distance 1.0-21.5 AU are presented. The minimum intensity levels of 1-25 MeV electrons about 4.5 AU upwind of Jupiter and about 16.5 AU downwind of Jupiter's orbit are of Jovian origin. The expected galactic electron flux at 1 AU is found to be a factor of 50 or more below the observed quiet-time 12 MeV electron flux, and the evidence confirms the hypothesis advanced by Teegarden et al. (1974) that Jupiter is the source of the approximately 1-25 MeV quiet-time electrons near 1 AU. No evidence was found to support the hypotheses that electrons of either solar or galactic origin contribute significantly to the quiet-time flux inside of 22 AU at low heliographic latitudes.
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