The abundance of O(2+) in the Jovian magnetosphere

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Jan 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992georl..19...79b&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 19, Jan. 24, 1992, p. 79-82. Research supported by USIBSF.

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Abundance, Jupiter Atmosphere, Oxygen Ions, Planetary Magnetospheres, Toroidal Plasmas, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Io, Radial Distribution, Ultraviolet Spectra

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From a synthesis of data from the Plasma-Science and Ultraviolet-Science instruments on Voyager 1 a radial profile is presented of O(2+) abundance between 4.9 and 42 Jovian radii. A sharp rise is noted in O(2+) mixing ratio near 7.5 Jovian radii, coincident with a sharp rise in effective electron temperature at the outer boundary of the Io plasma torus. Beyond 8.5 Jovian radii the O(2+) mixing ratio is found to be roughly constant which indicates freezing of the ionization prevailing at the outer edge of the hot torus.

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