Charged particle distributions in Jupiter's magnetosphere

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Sep 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88.6889d&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 88, Sept. 1, 1983, p. 6889-6903.

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Astronomical Models, Electron Density Profiles, Jupiter Atmosphere, Magnetospheric Electron Density, Magnetospheric Ion Density, Planetary Magnetospheres, Charged Particles, Cold Plasmas, Pioneer Space Probes, Quantitative Analysis, Radiation Belts, Spacecraft Charging, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Jupiter, Magnetosphere, Charged Particles, Distribution, Models, Io, Pioneer Missions, Voyager Missions, Earth-Based Observations, Plasma, Parameters, Convection, Velocity, Density, Energy, Position(Location), Electrons

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In situ data from the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft, supplemented by earth-based observations and theoretical considerations, are used as the basis for the present quantitative, compact model of the 1 eV-several MeV charged particle distribution in the Jovian magnetosphere. The thermal plasma parameters of convection speed, number density, and characteristic energy, are specified as functions of position for electrons and for the ion species H(+), O(+), O(2+), S(+), S(2+), S(3+), and Na(+). Major features of the magnetic field, thermal plasma, and trapped particle distributions, are modeled and results for each plasma region are compared with observed spectra. Comparisons show that the model represents the data to within a factor of 2 + or - 1, except where time variations are significant. Practical applications of the model to spacecraft near Jupiter are given.

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