Centrifugal instability of the jovian magnetosphere and its interaction with the solar wind |
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| Authors: | FCurtis Michel Peter A Sturrock |
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| Institution: | Department of Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001, U.S.A.;Institute for Plasma Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The outer regions (r > 2.3 Rj; Rj = radius of Jupiter) of the magnetosphere of Jupiter will systematically accumulate plasma. If sufficient plasma accumulates, the field lines must open to allow the plasma to escape. Available energy sources appear able to supply plasma at a high enough rate to keep the field lines constantly open beyond about 60 RJ. We suggest that the solar wind interaction with Jupiter may be essentially different from that with the Earth, with the Jovian magnetosphere opening up to form a planetary wind. |
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