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Scientific paper
Feb 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995jgr...100.1823m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 100, no. A2, p. 1823-1828
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Density Distribution, Magnetohydrodynamics, Mathematical Models, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Diffusion, Plasma Waves, Space Plasmas, Toruses, Electron Energy, Ion Temperature, Magnetic Fields, Plasma Density, Scale Height, Ultraviolet Spectrometers, Voyager Project
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An analytical model is developed for the diffusive equilibrium plasma density distribution in the Io plasma torus. The model has been employed successfully to follow the ray path of plasma waves in the multi-ion Jovian magnetosphere; it would also be valuable for other studies of the Io torus that require a smooth and continuous description of the plasma density and its gradients. Validity of the analytical treatment requires that the temperature of thermal electrons be much lower than the ion temperature and that superthermal electrons be much less abundant than the thermal electrons; these two conditions are satisfied in the warm outer region of the Io torus from L = 6 to L = 10. The analytical solutions agree well with exact numerical calculations for the most dense portion of the Io torus within 30 deg of the equator.
Bagenal Fran
Mansergh Thorne Richard
Mei Yi
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