Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978p%26ss...26..745m&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, vol. 26, Aug. 1978, p. 745-752.
Physics
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Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Density, Plasma Temperature, Temperature Distribution, Atmospheric Diffusion, Atmospheric Models, Dynamo Theory, Hydrogen Ions, Io, Planetary Orbits, Plasma Heating, Jupiter, Magnetosphere, Thermal Energy, Plasmas, Density, Pioneer 10, Temperatures, Io, Heat Flow, Diffusion, Hydrogen, Satellites, Toruses, Ionosphere, Protons, Probes, Heat Sources, Orbits, Cooling
Scientific paper
An equation of heat transport in the Jovian magnetosphere is formulated and solved in the L range between 2 and 7. Sources of thermal energy include the heating associated with inward radial diffusion and a hypothetical heat supply originating from Io's dynamo action. The principal sink of the thermal energy is charge exchange in Io's hydrogen torus. In order to explain the density and temperature profile reported by Frank et al. (1976), the presence of the heat source at Io is essential and the density of the torus hydrogen has to be considerably lower than the value inferred from L-alpha observations by Carlson and Judge (1975). Radial diffusion represents the principal heating mechanism for plasma at very low L values.
Machida Shiki
Nishida Akira
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