Light ion concentrations in Jupiter's inner magnetosphere

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Apr 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87.2241t&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 87, Apr. 1, 1982, p. 2241-2245.

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Ion Concentration, Jupiter Atmosphere, Light Ions, Magnetospheric Ion Density, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Diagnostics, Plasma Waves, Atmospheric Models, Density Distribution, Heavy Ions, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Whistlers, Jupiter, Ions, Concentration, Magnetosphere, Voyager 1, Plasma, Waves, Plasma Wave Instrument, Models, Dipole, Density, Distribution, Torus, Distance, Composition, Theoretical Studies, Data, Spectra, Whistlers, Observations

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The light ion distribution in the inner Jovian magnetosphere is investigated using whistler dispersion measurements from the Voyager 1 plasma wave instrument and heavy ion plasma concentrations from the plasma instrument. Two models are developed for the light ion concentration over 14 L shells between L = 5.2 and 6.2, one giving a constant concentration along the field line and the other corresponding to an exponential density distribution. Due to heavy ion concentrations near the equator that are typically an order of magnitude larger than the light ion concentration, results obtained are mainly relevant to the light ion concentration outside of the torus. Light ion concentration near the equator ranges from about 1-10% of the heavy ion concentration, while outside the torus the light ions are the dominant species.

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