电子束和离子组成测量在Io和其体
D J Williams1, B H Mauk, R E McEntire
1Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, USA.
概括
发现在撞击木星的高能电子束被发现.
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:
- 木星的卫星Io是激烈火山活动的来源,向木星系统释放气体和等离子体.
- 伊奥的等离子体和木星的磁层之间的相互作用是复杂的,并影响极光过程.
- 行星磁层中的能量粒子种群对于理解能量转移和大气现象至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在伊奥的利略飞越过程中观察到的高能粒子束的特征.
- 为了确定这些光束在木星大气层中产生可见极光的潜力.
- 分析木星的体内的能量离子的空间分布和组成.
主要方法:
- 利用了利略能量粒子探测器的数据.
- 分析的磁场对齐的双向电子束,能量超过15 keV.
- 在电极中进行了能量离子 (质子,氧,硫) 的组成测量.
主要成果:
- 在Io飞越过程中发现了强烈的,与磁场对齐的,双向的高能电子束 (>15keV).
- 这些电子束拥有足够的能量流量,有可能在木星的足迹上创造可见的极光.
- 发现体中能量质子,氧气和硫离子的空间分布是不同的,硫占主导地位 (>10 keV/核子).
结论:
- 来自Io附近的高能电子束可以直接导致木星的极光显示.
- 体中离子的独特空间分布突出显示了复杂的等离子体过程.
- 硫离子是木星内部磁层中能量粒子群体的重要组成部分.
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