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Scientific paper
Dec 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agufmsm41a1652d&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #SM41A-1652
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2756 Planetary Magnetospheres (5443, 5737, 6033), 2764 Plasma Sheet
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Our objective is to develop an empirical model of the plasma density, flow, temperature and composition in the middle/outer regions of the magnetosphere (10-40 Rj) in order to elucidate processes of plasma heating and transport in this region. We begin by combining ion plasma moments computed from Galileo's plasma instrument with the Connerney magnetic field model to extrapolate in situ measurements of primary plasma properties along the magnetic field. Using functional fits to the Galileo data of (based on Frank et al. 2002), we have begun to develop maps of ion and electron densities with various assumptions of composition and thermal anisotropy. We also present order of magnitude calculations for Alfven speed and plasma beta. With the inclusion of data sets from other Galileo orbits, as well as from Voyagers and New Horizons spacecraft, we aim to map the plasma sheet structure as functions of radial distance, latitude, local time and epoch, which will constrain models of plasma transport in the middle magnetosphere.
Bagenal Fran
Desroche Mariel
Paterson William R.
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