Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975ssrv...17..823p&link_type=abstract
Space Science Reviews, vol. 17, Sept. 1975, p. 823-835.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Earth Magnetosphere, Jupiter Atmosphere, Pioneer 10 Space Probe, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Astronomical Models, Atmospheric Models, Earth Atmosphere, Electron Flux Density, Photoelectrons, Plasma Interactions, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
Possible reasons are discussed for the marked differences observed between the magnetospheres of earth and Jupiter, and a model of Jupiter's magnetosphere is proposed which can explain the observations of the Pioneer 10 mission. It is shown that the corotating plasma in Jupiter's plasmasphere is in the form of a flattened disk due to inertial forces and that Jupiter's magnetosphere is, in part, a rigidly rotating warped skew 'magnetodisk'. According to the proposed model, the inner part of the magnetosphere consists of a warped magnetodisk, the dipole field lines are modified by a ring current, and the equatorial plasma density increases with distance in the region beyond the synchronous orbit radius. Considerable attention is given to the effects resulting from spiraling of the magnetic-field lines, the tilt in the magnetic dipole, and the strong viscous interaction of the solar wind on the dawn side of the magnetosphere.
Brice Neil
Prakash Antony
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