Survey of electrons in the Uranian magnetosphere - Voyager 2 observations

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Dec 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....9215263s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, Dec. 30, 1987, p. 15263-15281.

Physics

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Electron Distribution, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Uranus (Planet), Hydrogen Clouds, Magnetic Dipoles, Radio Emission, Solar Wind, Steady State, Voyager 2 Spacecraft

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Results of an analysis of the Voyager 2 plasma-science-experiment electron measurements made during the Uranus encounter are presented. The energy coverage is in the range of 10 to 5950 eV. The large day-night asymmetry together with the spin axis alignment with the solar direction and the large tilt of the planetary magnetic dipole suggest that solar-wind-driven time-dependent magnetospheric convection will be an important transport mechanism within the Uranian magnetosphere. The steady state convection time of the plasma is estimated to be between 1 and 3 days.

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