Possible detection of energetic Jovian heavy ions at Skylab orbit
Abstract
Evidence for the presence of sodium ions at a concentration ∼10% that of oxygen among the particles with energies 10 to 20 MeV/nucleon seen with a detector on Skylab suggests that Jupiter is a significant source of energetic heavy particles inside the earth's magnetosphere. A numerical estimate based on the density of energetic sodium ions at 50 RJ measured on Voyager I indicates that the source strength is adequate.
- Publication:
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Geophysical Research Letters
- Pub Date:
- September 1979
- DOI:
- 10.1029/GL006i009p00711
- Bibcode:
- 1979GeoRL...6..711P
- Keywords:
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- Energetic Particles;
- Heavy Ions;
- Jupiter Atmosphere;
- Planetary Magnetospheres;
- Skylab Program;
- Metal Ions;
- Oxygen Ions;
- Sodium;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Voyager Project;
- REVIEW;
- JUPITER;
- SKYLAB;
- IONS;
- SODIUM;
- OXYGEN;
- ENERGY;
- PARTICLES;
- EARTH;
- MAGNETOSPHERE;
- COSMIC RAY TRACKS;
- ABUNDANCE;
- SPECTRUM;
- FLUX;
- COMPOSITION;
- MAGNETOPAUSE;
- VOYAGER 1;
- HISTOGRAMS;
- SULFUR;
- DENSITY;
- Particles and Fields-Interplanetary Space: Cosmic rays;
- Particles and Fields-Interplanetary Space: Solar wind interactions with moon and planets;
- Particles and Fields-Magnetosphere: Interactions between magnetosphere and cosmic rays