Fine-scale structure of the Jovian magnetotail current sheet

Details Fine-scale structure of the Jovian magnetotail current sheet Fine-scale structure of the Jovian magnetotail current sheet

Jan 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984jgr....89...57b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, Jan. 1, 1984, p. 57-64.

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Current Sheets, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Magnetospheric Instability, Tearing Modes (Plasmas)

Scientific paper

New evidence concerning the detailed structure of the magnetic field in and near the Jovian tail sheet is presented, and nonunique temporal variations in the sheet structure are deduced. Data from Voyagers 1 and 2 are used to show that the local sheet structure, while tending to vary with time and distance from Jupiter, generally corresponds to one of four general types. The four types are classified using examples, and possible geometries associated with each type are identified. The locations of the different types of sheet crossings are pointed out and discussed. The possibility of reconnection occurring at the current sheet is discussed through analogy with the terrestrial magnetotail. It is concluded that the results support the view that reconnection occurs in the Jovian magnetotail as a time-dependent, and possibly spatially localized, process.

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