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Scientific paper
Jul 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986sci...233...93s&link_type=abstract
Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 233, July 4, 1986, p. 93-97. Research supported by the Aerospace Corp.
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Charged Particles, Energetic Particles, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Uranus Atmosphere, Ariel, Energy Spectra, Magnetic Dipoles, Miranda
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The cosmic ray instrument on Voyager 2 obtained detailed charged particle data on the path the spacecraft followed through the newly-discovered Uranian magnetosphere. Notably, the electron counts did not rise above background until the spacecraft was deep in the magnetosphere. The data further indicated that the satellites Miranda, Ubriel and Ariel impose a sweep effect on MeV electrons, which move radially inward from some source in the outer magnetosphere or the magnetotail. The energetic particle data also supported a firm pitch angle dependence for proton energy spectra in the 1-8 MeV range. Finally, the particle density data were commensurate with a dipole magnetic field tilted 60.1 deg in relation to the planet and rotating every 17.4 hr, close to estimates from other instruments.
Cooper John F.
Cummings Alan C.
Lal Niranjan
McDonald Frank B.
McGuire Rory
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