On the phase relationship between the energetic particle flux modulation and current disc penetrations in the Jovian magnetosphere: Pioneer 10 inbound
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Geophysical Research Letters
- Vol. 6 (1) , 45-48
- https://doi.org/10.1029/gl006i001p00045
Abstract
The surface defined by the locus of field minima along field lines for an unterminated Jovian model magnetosphere is found to coincide with the surface of the model current disc which provides a good fit to the data. However, when the model is terminated by means of magnetopause currents, preservation of the fit by modifying the current distribution near the outer edge of the disc causes the minimum surface to bifurcate. Energetic electron flux time profiles that are based upon such a minimum configuration are found to be qualitatively consistent with the inbound Pioneer 10 data.Keywords
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