The low energy plasma in the Jovian magnetosphere

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 17 - 20
• Main Authors: Belcher, J. W., Goertz, C. K., Bridge, H. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1980
• Subjects: Acceleration; Charged particles; Corotation; Geophysics; Low energy; Positive ions; Spacecraft

Measurements below 6 keV from the plasma science experiment on the Voyager spacecraft show that positive ions with temperatures as low as 30 eV to several keV are observed to distances at least as great as 40 RJ in the dayside Jovian magnetosphere. When velocity determinations are possible between ∼...