Journal article
Voyager VLISM Electron Density Dataset
The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series, Vol.281(1), 16
11/01/2025
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/ae10bd
Abstract
This paper is a companion to an electron density dataset submitted to both the Planetary Data System and the Space Physics Data Facility for measurements by the Voyager Plasma Wave Science (PWS) instrument in the very local interstellar medium. It describes the methodology of determining the electron density from two features in the PWS electric field spectrum: the frequency of electron plasma oscillations and the frequency of the quasi-thermal noise line. We provide estimates of the uncertainty in the resulting electron densities. Further, the format of the dataset is described.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Voyager VLISM Electron Density Dataset
- Creators
- W. S. Kurth - University of IowaL. J. Granroth - University of IowaJ. B. Faden - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa , Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series, Vol.281(1), 16
- DOI
- 10.3847/1538-4365/ae10bd
- ISSN
- 0067-0049
- eISSN
- 1538-4365
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing
- Grant note
- NASA divided by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): 1622510
We acknowledge support by NASA through Contract 1622510 with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the use of the Space Physics Data Repository at the University of Iowa supported by the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. We also thank L. F. Burlaga for the Voyager 1 magnetic field intensities included in the dataset and I. H. Cairns for discussions concerning electron plasma oscillations.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2025
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9985024145402771
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