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A 100 KW Class Applied-field Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster
Published on: December 22, 2018
木星磁尾中的多样化的等离子体种群和结构
D J McComas1, F Allegrini, F Bagenal
1Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, USA. dmccomas@swri.edu
概括
新地平线任务探索了木星.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 空间物理 空间物理
- 等离子体物理学的物理学
背景情况:
- 木星的磁尾是太阳系中最大的结构.
- 它是来自木星系统的离子损失的关键区域.
- 了解它的动态对于行星科学至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究木星磁尾内部的等离子体群和结构.
- 分析磁铁尾中的离子演变和变化.
- 描述由新地平线观测到的等离子体现象的多样性.
主要方法:
- 由新地平线航天器进行现场测量.
- 穿越磁尾到距离超过2500木星半径 (R(J)).
- 分析等离子体流量,能量和结构变化.
主要成果:
- 观察到各种各样的等离子体群和结构.
- 识别了离子从等离子盘演变为较慢的尾部流动.
- 检测到准周期性流量变化和流速变化,可能与等离子体有关.
结论:
- 木星的磁尾表现出显著的等离子体结构和动态演变.
- 离子种群起源于Io和木星的电离层.
- 磁尾的变化可能是由等离子体动力学等现象驱动的.
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