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Jupiter's radiation belts and the sweeping effect of its satellites
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hess, W. N. Mead, G. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | Jupiter's electron and proton radiation belts were analyzed, with particular reference to the effect of its five inner satellites, located within its magnetosphere. The characteristics of trapped electrons and protons with a magnetic moment of 50 MeV/gauss, considered typical at Jupiter, were calculated. The mean absorption time before impact was calculated for particles located at the radial distance of each of the satellites. A characteristic diffusion time near each satellite was calculated, assuming violation of the third invariant due to magnetic fluctuations associated with fluctuations in the solar wind. This diffusion time was found to be long compared with the absorption lifetimes at Europa and Amalthea. |
| File Size | 2144472 |
| Page Count | 64 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720023171 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9r25q74f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Sciences Trapped Particles Radiation Belts Natural Satellites Proton Belts Diffusion Jupiter Planet Electrons Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
