Theory of the plasma sheet in the Jovian magnetosphere

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Jul 1977

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Planetary and Space Science, vol. 25, July 1977, p. 673-679. Research supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Layers, Atmospheric Models, Isobars (Pressure), Plasma Density, Plasma Pressure, Pressure Distribution, Rotating Environments

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The magnetic field in the middle magnetosphere of Jupiter was suggested to be the planetary dipole field plus a perturbation field due to a current sheet. Since no data on the low-energy plasma are available, the existence of a plasma sheet could not be confirmed directly. In this paper, it is shown how the plasma pressure and density can be derived from the magnetic field in the framework of a self-consistent theory. For the magnetic field model proposed by Goertz et al. (1976), the isobars and isodensity lines are computed, and the existence of a thin plasma sheet is confirmed.

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