In situ identification of various ionic species in Jupiter's magnetosphere

Details In situ identification of various ionic species in Jupiter's magnetosphere In situ identification of various ionic species in Jupiter's magnetosphere

Aug 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979natur.280..798s&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 280, Aug. 30, 1979, p. 798, 799.

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Heavy Ions, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Composition, Positive Ions, Abundance, Charge Distribution, Energy Spectra, Mass Ratios, Spaceborne Experiments, Voyager Project

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Continuing analysis of the Voyager 1 in situ measurements of the plasma (10-5,950 V) near Jupiter has revealed the existence of further atomic and molecular ions as minor constituents of the plasma. Ions with mass per charge values of 1, 8, 10-2/3, 16, 23, 32, 64, about 104, and about 160 were identified within 20 Jovian radii of Jupiter in the dayside magnetosphere. Wherever both protons and heavy ions were detected, the mass density was dominated by the heavy ions by a factor of about 100. The plasma ions moved with a common component of velocity which is not always the value expected geometrically from co-rotation. The ions with mass per charge values equal to or larger than 64 were probably molecular ions.

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