Simple Particle Modeling of the Varying Structure of the Io Inner Torus

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Dec 2004

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, abstract #P31A-0970

Physics

5719 Interactions With Particles And Fields, 6218 Jovian Satellites

Scientific paper

Observations show that the inner Io torus has both short and long term variations in its structure and position. Generally the dusk side of the torus is closer to Jupiter than the dawn side, and the radial location of various features in the inner torus show longitudinal variations with time. This highly dynamic inner torus structure is likely due to several magnetospheric effects, most importantly mass loading at Io. Large volcanic events can alter magnetospheric conditions and change the radial configuration of the inner torus. Using simple particle modeling of ion pickup at Io, we explore the variations in inner torus structure that can result from changing pickup conditions at Io as well as specific sources of mass loading on Io (i.e. known volcanoes).

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