Possible origins of time variability in Jupiter's outer magnetosphere. III - Variations in the heavy ion plasma

Details Possible origins of time variability in Jupiter's outer magnetosphere. III - Variations in the heavy ion plasma Possible origins of time variability in Jupiter's outer magnetosphere. III - Variations in the heavy ion plasma

Apr 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978georl...5..287e&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 5, Apr. 1978, p. 287-290.

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Atmospheric Ionization, Electron Impact, Jupiter Atmosphere, Photoionization, Planetary Magnetospheres, Electron Density (Concentration), Heavy Ions, Io, Plasma Density, Plasma Diffusion, Radiation Effects, Ultraviolet Radiation, Jupiter, Magnetosphere, Plasmas, Sputtering, Io, Ion Density (Concentration), Solar Wind

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The implications of a heavy ion plasma in the Jovian magnetosphere are discussed. The plasma electron density varies on time scales comparable with that of radial diffusion. This plasma can enhance a super-Alfvenic planetary wind by increasing the radial mass flux. A mechanism by which the heavy ion plasma can regenerate itself via self-sputtering from the surface of Io followed by ionization first by solar ultra-violet and later by electron impact is proposed. It is suggested that this long term variability can modulate the faster variations of the plasma-magnetosphere configuration of Jupiter.

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