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Radial diffusion of Io-injected plasmaThe paper reexamines the problem of particle injection by Io and subsequent radial diffusion by flux tube interchange using a proper phase space density formulation. The mathematical formalism is developed, and the theoretical results are compared with the observations, taking into account the pitch angle and energy coverage of the detector on Pioneer 10. Two objectives are pursued: (1) to test the hypothesis of Siscoe and Chen (1977) that Io is the source for all of the plasma observed by Frank et al. (1976) inside 10 R(J); and (2) to describe a simple but flexible method intended to analyze the observations of any other plasma instrument flown through the inner Jovian magnetosphere, e.g., those on Voyager 1 and 2 and Galileo.
Document ID
19790049514
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Goertz, C. K.
(Iowa Univ. Iowa City, IA, United States)
Thomsen, M. F.
(Iowa, University Iowa City, Iowa, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 84
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
79A33527
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-76-82739
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS2-6553
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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