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Survey of electrons in the Uranian magnetosphere - Voyager 2 observationsResults of an analysis of the Voyager 2 plasma-science-experiment electron measurements made during the Uranus encounter are presented. The energy coverage is in the range of 10 to 5950 eV. The large day-night asymmetry together with the spin axis alignment with the solar direction and the large tilt of the planetary magnetic dipole suggest that solar-wind-driven time-dependent magnetospheric convection will be an important transport mechanism within the Uranian magnetosphere. The steady state convection time of the plasma is estimated to be between 1 and 3 days.
Document ID
19880039610
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Sittler, Edward C., Jr.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Ogilvie, Keith W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Selesnick, Richard
(MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 30, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
88A26837
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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