Energetic Electrons in the Magnetosphere of Jupiter Journal Article uri icon

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abstract

  • ; Observations of energetic electrons (≳ 0.07 million electron volts) show that the outer magnetosphere of Jupiter consists of a thin disklike, quasitrapping region extending from about 20 to 100 planetary radii (; R; J; ). This magnetodisk is confined to the vicinity of the magnetic equatorial plane and appears to be an approximate figure of revolution about the magnetic axis of the planet. Hard trapping is observed within a radial distance of about 20; R; J; . The omnidirectional intensity; J; 0; of electrons with energy ≳ 21 million electron volts within the region 3 <; r; < 20; R; J; is given by the following provisional expression in terms of radial distance; r; and magnetic latitude θ:; J; 0; = 2.1 × 10; 8; exp[-(; r; /; a; ) - (θ/; b; ); 2; ]. In this expression; J; 0; is particles per square centimeter per second;; a; = 1.52; R; J; for 3 ≤; r; ≤ 20; R; J; ; and; b; = 15° for 3 ≤; r; ≤ 10; R; J; , diminishing gradually for larger; r; . There is tentative evidence for mild effects of the Galilean satellite Europa and possibly Io and Ganymede but not Callisto.;

publication date

  • January 25, 1974

has restriction

  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • February 10, 2014 1:40 AM

Full Author List

  • Van Allen JA; Baker DN; Randall BA; Thomsen MF; Sentman DD; Flindt HR

author count

  • 6

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0036-8075

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1095-9203

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 309

end page

  • 311

volume

  • 183

issue

  • 4122