Longitudinal asymmetry of the Jovian magnetosphere and the periodic escape of energetic particles

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Jupiter Atmosphere, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetospheric Instability, Particle Energy, Planetary Magnetospheres, Planetary Rotation, Asymmetry, Diurnal Variations, Interplanetary Space, Particle Flux Density, Pioneer Space Probes, Planetary Ionospheres, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Plasma Turbulence, Trapped Particles

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An earlier model of the Jovian magnetosphere is utilized in which the centrifugal stress of corotating plasma distends the outer magnetosphere and opens the tail field. Because of a longitudinal asymmetry in the ionospheric plasma source strength, caused principally by the nonaxisymmetric surface field, the closed-field region in the tail expands and contracts with the rotation period, resulting in a 10-hour modulation of the flux of energetic particles escaping from the magnetosphere into interplanetary space.

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