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Cheng 1989
Cheng, A.F. (1989). Magnetosphere of Neptune: Auroral zone field-aligned potential drops?. Geophysical Research Letters 16: doi: 10.1029/89GL01359. issn: 0094-8276.

This paper explores some possibilities for plasma populations, field-aligned currents, and field-aligned potentials in the magnetosphere of Neptune. Observed plasma populations at Saturn and Uranus may provide reasonable upper and low limits, respectively, to those at Netpune. Field-aligned current densities comparable to those at Earth may be observed by the Voyager magnetometer above Neptune's auroral zone. Inverted-V events reaching energies of several tens of keV may also be observed by the Voyager Low Energy Charged particle experiment. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989

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Magnetospheric Physics, Planetary magnetospheres
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Geophysical Research Letters
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