Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986natur.321..809b&link_type=abstract
Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 321, June 26, 1986, p. 809, 810.
Physics
Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Space Plasmas, Uranus Atmosphere, Planetary Rotation, Plasma Dynamics, Rotating Plasmas, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
Features of the Uranian magnetosphere are described on the bases of preliminary analyses of data gathered by Voyager 2. The spacecraft first detected the magnetosphere at 275 Uranus radii distance and the bow shock at 23.7 radii. The magnetic field sensed was a dipole stronger on the dark side (1.1 gauss) than on the sunlit side (under 0.1 gauss). Only the particle populations with energies of a few MeV were as dense as those around, e.g., Saturn. The density of lower energy electrons increased to values of around 3/cu cm at closest approach. Mechanisms for particle depletion are discussed, including reconnection of magnetic field lines as the magnetosphere rotates, atmospheric drag and particles swept up by the gravitational forces of the moon Miranda. The data on MW-power radio emissions indicate that the magnetic field orientation will not permit earth-based radiotelescopes to detect radio emissions until 1994.
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