Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997jgr...102..435n&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 102, Issue A1, p. 435-438
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Ionosphere: Planetary Ionospheres, Magnetospheric Physics: Solar Wind Interactions With Unmagnetized Bodies, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Ionospheres, Planetology: Solar System Objects: Venus
Scientific paper
Ion temperatures measured by the retarding potential analyzer carried aboard the Pioneer Venus Orbiter were sorted according to the ionospheric magnetic field conditions. It was found that the dayside ion temperatures measured during the first couple of years of operations, corresponding to solar maximum conditions and while the periapsis was held at low altitudes (~150km), were basically independent of the magnetic conditions. This contrasts with earlier studies, which showed that electron temperatures are significantly elevated when the ionosphere is magnetized. Theoretical studies by Cravens et al. [1980] predicted that electron temperatures will depend on fluctuating magnetic fields, but not the ion temperatures. This is consistent with these findings.
Cravens Thomas E.
Knudsen William C.
Nagy Andrew F.
Sinkovics Annamaria
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