Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92.4399m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, May 1, 1987, p. 4399-4410.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Data Acquisition, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Density, Plasma Temperature, Uranus Atmosphere, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Electron Plasma, Ion Density (Concentration), Proton Density (Concentration), Radio Astronomy, Solar Wind, Uranus, Plasma, Magnetosphere, Voyager 2, Spacecraft Observations, Pls, Plasma Science Instrument, Density, Composition, Protons, Electrons, Motion, Time Scale, Transport, Convection, Solar Wind, Electric Fields, Patterns, Distribution, Ionosphere, Particles, Energy, Techniques, Ions
Scientific paper
The large, low density plasma-containing magnetosphere detected at Uranus by Voyager 2 appears to be primarily composed of protons and electrons. On a long time scale, the protons are apparently transported from the planet's nightside to the dayside by a convective electric field that is generated by the solar wind. The time for the particles to convect through the Uranian magnetosphere is estimated to be about 1 week. The proton distribution functions are characterized by a warm, subsonic core and a non-Maxwellian tail that varies significantly along the spacecraft trajectory.
McNutt Ralph L.
Richardson John D.
Selesnick Richard S.
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