Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008jgra..11312205j&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 113, Issue A12, CiteID A12205
Physics
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Planetary Sciences: Fluid Planets: Interactions With Particles And Fields, Planetary Sciences: Fluid Planets: Magnetospheres (2756), Planetary Sciences: Fluid Planets: Tori And Exospheres, Magnetospheric Physics: Electric Fields (2411)
Scientific paper
Alfvénic disturbances originating from Io are believed to accelerate electrons to energies of 10s of keV. The precipitation of these electrons generates the Io auroral footprint. The electric fields necessary for acceleration come from considering the inertial and kinetic corrections to the ideal Alfvén wave. In this study, we examine where along the Io-Jupiter magnetic fluxtube these parallel electric fields can contribute to acceleration. Theoretical calculations show that dispersive Alfvén electric fields within the torus are 2 orders of magnitude smaller than the electric fields which can be sustained at high latitudes along the fluxtube. This indicates that acceleration is caused by Alfvénic disturbances passing through the low-density plasma outside the torus with the strongest acceleration possible at 0.5 R J above Jupiter.
Jones Tim S.
Su Yi-Jiun
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