Possible detection of energetic Jovian heavy ions at SKYLAB orbit

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Energetic Particles, Heavy Ions, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetospheres, Skylab Program, Metal Ions, Oxygen Ions, Sodium, Spaceborne Astronomy, Voyager Project, Review, Jupiter, Skylab, Ions, Sodium, Oxygen, Energy, Particles, Earth, Magnetosphere, Cosmic Ray Tracks, Abundance, Spectrum, Flux, Composition, Magnetopause, Voyager 1, Histograms, Sulfur, Density

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Evidence for the presence of sodium ions at a concentration about 10% that of oxygen among the particles with energies 10 to 20 MeV/nucleon seen with a detector on Skylab suggests that Jupiter is a significant source of energetic heavy particles inside the earth's magnetosphere. A numerical estimate based on the density of energetic sodium ions at 50 Jupiter radii measured on Voyager 1 indicates that the source strength is adequate.

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