Plasma density in the outer Jovian magnetosphere

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Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.4027e&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, Aug. 1, 1976, p. 4027, 4028. Research supported by the USA-Israel Binational Science

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Jupiter Atmosphere, Magnetic Field Configurations, Pioneer 10 Space Probe, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Density, Wave Propagation, Diurnal Variations, Magnetic Dipoles, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Plasma Flux Measurement

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We assume that the dipole wobble excites Alfven waves which propagate outward along the field lines. The plasma density in the outer Jovian magnetosphere is derived from the amplitude of such diurnal magnetic field variations, as measured by Pioneer 10. The number density obtained by this method is of the same order of magnitude as that derived from pressure balance, the dynamic pressure of the outflow being neglected. This result casts some doubt on the existence of a super-Alfvenic outflow in the Jovian magnetosphere.

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