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Selesnick 1990
Selesnick, R.S. (1990). Plasma convection in Neptune’s magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters 17: doi: 10.1029/90GL00736. issn: 0094-8276.

The magnetosphere of Neptune changes its magnetic configuration continuously as the planet rotates, leading to a strong modulation of the convection electric field. Even though the corotation speed is considerably larger, the modulation causes the small convection speed to have a cumulative effect, much like the acceleration of particles in a cyclotron. A model calculation shows that plasma on one side off the planet convects out of the magnetosphere in a few planetary rotations, while on the other side it convects slowly palanetward. The oservation of nitrogen ions from a Triton plasma torus may provide a critical test of the model. ¿American Geophysical Union 1990

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Magnetospheric Physics, Planetary magnetospheres
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Geophysical Research Letters
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