The Interior of Jupiter

Details The Interior of Jupiter The Interior of Jupiter

Mar 1996

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American Physical Society, Annual March Meeting, March 17-22, 1996, abstract #N27.11

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Jupiter is composed of about 90% hydrogen, all of which is in the fluid phase. Thus, the structure of Jupiter is determined by the equation of state of hydrogen and the magnetic field is determined by the electrical conductivity of hydrogen. We have recently measured shock temperatures and electrical conductivities of fluid hydrogen at the high pressures and temperatures expected in the Jovian interior. The results indicate that there is no distinct boundary between the molecular mantle and monatomic metallic core. The electrical conductivity of the metallic core is about 100 times lower than predicted, but metallization occurs within the molecular phase at substantially larger radii than thought previously. The fact that the external magnetic field is produced much closer to the suface than thought previously might be a possible explanation for the relatively large magnetic field of Jupiter. \vspace2pt Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. DOE by the LLNL under contract No. W--7405--ENG--48 with support from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration under contract No. W16.180.

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