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The Jupiter hot plasma torus - Observed electron temperature and energy flowsThe detection of the optical emission /O I/ 6300 A (8 + or - 4 R) and /S III/ 6312 A (48 + or - 5 R) is reported. It is noted that these emissions are indicators of the ion source morphology and the plasma physical state and that the S III emitters have a kinetic temperature of approximately 10 to the 6th K. When combined with observations of UV lines from the same species, the optical measurements separately imply effective electron temperatures for radiative processes that are mutually consistent (approximately 50,000 K).
Document ID
19810046944
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Brown, R. A.
(Arizona, University Tucson, Ariz., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
March 15, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
81A31348
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7634
Distribution Limits
Public
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