Satellite absorption of energetic particles

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Dec 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jhatd..11..285p&link_type=abstract

Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest (ISSN 0270-5214), vol. 11, July-Dec. 1990, p. 285-290.

Physics

Energetic Particles, Natural Satellites, Particle Precipitation, Planetary Magnetospheres, Ring Currents, Solar Wind, Dipoles, Electronic Spectra, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Plasmas (Physics), Voyager 2 Spacecraft

Scientific paper

Planetary satellites and rings are found within the magnetospheres of the outer planets and have important effects on the trapped charged-particle population. A theory is presented for calculating the average plasma lifetimes against absorption by these generally nonconducting solid bodies. Some interesting features of the sweeping signatures are related to the tilt between the spin axis of the planet and the dipole axis, while others are a result of large particle gyroradius. The theory is used to compare the importance of satellite sweeping and other particle loss mechanisms.

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