Journal article
Plasma Observations Near Jupiter: Initial Results from Voyager 1
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.204(4396), pp.987-991
06/1979
DOI: 10.1126/science.204.4396.987
PMID: 17800436
Abstract
Extensive measurements of low-energy positive ions and electrons were made throughout the Jupiter encounter of Voyager 1. The bow shock and magnetopause were crossed several times at distances consistent with variations in the upstream solar wind pressure measured on Voyager 2. During the inbound pass, the number density increased by six orders of magnitude between the innermost magnetopause crossing at ∼47 Jupiter radii and near closest approach at ∼5 Jupiter radii; the plasma flow during this period was predominately in the direction of corotation. Marked increases in number density were observed twice per planetary rotation, near the magnetic equator. Jupiterward of the Io plasma torus, a cold, corotating plasma was observed and the energy/charge spectra show well-resolved, heavy-ion peaks at mass-to-charge ratios A/Z* = 8, 16, 32, and 64.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Plasma Observations Near Jupiter: Initial Results from Voyager 1
- Creators
- H. S Bridge - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. W Belcher - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA. J Lazarus - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. D Sullivan - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyR. L McNutt - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyF Bagenal - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. D Scudder - Goddard Space Flight CenterE. C Sittler - Goddard Space Flight CenterG. L Siscoe - University of California, Los AngelesV. M Vasyliunas - Max Planck SocietyC. K Goertz - Max Planck SocietyC. M Yeates - California Institute of Technology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.204(4396), pp.987-991
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.204.4396.987
- PMID
- 17800436
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- eISSN
- 1095-9203
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/1979
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984199684102771
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