Physics
Scientific paper
May 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984icar...58..182a&link_type=abstract
(IAU, COSPAR, NASA, et al., Colloquium on Natural Satellites, 77th, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, July 5-9, 1983) Icarus (ISSN
Physics
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Jupiter Rings, Jupiter Satellites, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Orbit Decay, Planetary Orbits, Satellite Drag, Electrical Resistivity, Energy Dissipation, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Ionospheres, Plasmasphere, Satellite Perturbation, Wave Drag, Jupiter, Satellites, Orbits, Drag, Plasmasphere, Alfeven Waves, Rings, Magnetic Fields, Density, Ionosphere, Plasmas, Energy, Radiation, Data, Size, Electrical Properties, Conductivity, Evolution, Damping, Calculations
Scientific paper
A satellite orbiting around a planet having a strong magnetic field and a dense ionospheric plasma has been hypothesized by Drell et al. (1965), to dissipate orbital energy via the radiation of Alfven waves. This dissipation process is effective for objects larger than a threshold size and constituted of a material which exceeds a minimum electrical conductivity value. It is presently shown that the corresponding drag effect could have influenced the orbital evolution of the small natural moons orbiting inside, or in proximity of, Jupiter's ring. This mechanism could explain the absence of objects in the ring whose size lies in the 0.1-10.0 km range.
Anselmo Luciano
Farinella Paolo
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