The Io Plasma Torus During the Cassini Flyby of Jupiter

Details The Io Plasma Torus During the Cassini Flyby of Jupiter The Io Plasma Torus During the Cassini Flyby of Jupiter

Dec 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011agufmsm12b..02s&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, abstract #SM12B-02

Physics

[2732] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetosphere Interactions With Satellites And Rings, [5780] Planetary Sciences: Fluid Planets / Tori And Exospheres, [6219] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Io

Scientific paper

Much of our current understanding of the Io plasma torus comes from the analysis and modeling of observations made by the Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) during the Cassini spacecraft's flyby of Jupiter (October 2000 through March 2001). The sensitivity, resolution, and imaging capabilities of UVIS coupled with the temporal coverage of the observations make this a particularly rich dataset. However, previous work has focused almost exclusively on a 45-day period during approach from 2000 October 1 to 2000 November 14. Here, we present results from the Cassini UVIS observations of the Io plasma torus made from 2000 November 15 to 2001 March 17. In particular, we focus on how these new results fit into the picture emerging from the analysis of observations from the initial flyby period: namely, that longitudinal variations in electron temperature, electron density, and ionization state are an omnipresent feature in the Io torus and are caused by a sub-corotating source of hot electrons that is, in turn, modulated by its position in System III longitude.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The Io Plasma Torus During the Cassini Flyby of Jupiter does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The Io Plasma Torus During the Cassini Flyby of Jupiter, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Io Plasma Torus During the Cassini Flyby of Jupiter will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1889166