Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jgr....95.4271c&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 95, April 1, 1990, p. 4271-4276. Research supported by NASA.
Physics
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Current Sheets, Jupiter (Planet), Particle Acceleration, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma-Particle Interactions, Magnetic Field Configurations, Nonadiabatic Theory, Planetary Magnetotails, Planetary Rotation, Jupiter, Magnetosphere, Current Sheet, Energetic Particles, Acceleration, Heavy Ions, Diagrams, Calculations, Timescale, Energy, Diffusion, Electrons, Protons
Scientific paper
The thin, rapidly rotating current sheet in Jupiter's magnetodisk can energize heavy ions by hundreds of keV. If the magnetic field lines are azimuthally swept back, energetic ions undergoing nonadiabatic current sheet interactions will step radially outward and be centrifugally energized. Estimated energization times can be comparable to the Jovian rotation period. Nonadiabatic interactions with the rotating Jovian current sheet may be an important energization mechanism for heavy ions, but are not effective for energizing electrons or light ions like protons.
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