Computer Science
Scientific paper
Dec 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980stin...8115924a&link_type=abstract
Standing Alfven wave current system at Io: Voyager 1 observations
Computer Science
Io, Jupiter Atmosphere, Magnetic Fields, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Current Density, Current Distribution, Field Aligned Currents, Ionospheric Currents, Planetary Ionospheres, Voyager 1 Spacecraft
Scientific paper
The enigmatic control of the occurrence frequency of Jupiter's decametric emissions by the satellite Io is explained theoretically on the basis of its strong electrodynamic interaction with the corotating Jovian magnetosphere leading to field aligned currents connecting Io with the Jovian ionosphere. Direct measurements of the perturbation magnetic fields due to this current system were obtained by the magnetic field experiment on Voyager 1 on 5 March 1979 when it passed within 20,500 km south of Io. An interpretation in the framework of Alfven waves radiated by Io leads to current estimates of 2.8 million amps. A mass density of 7400 to 13600 proton mass units per Cu cm is derived which compares very favorably with independent observations of the torus composition characterized by 7-9 proton mass units per electron for a local electron density of 1050 to 1500 per cu cm. The power dissipated in the current system may be important for heating the Io heavy ion torus, inner magnetosphere, Jovian ionosphere, and possibly the ionosphere or even the interior of Io.
Acuña Mario Humberto
Ness Norman F.
Neubauer Fritz Manfred
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