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Bolton et al. 1997
Bolton, S.J., Thorne, R.M., Gurnett, D.A., Kurth, W.S. and Williams, D.J. (1997). Enhanced whistler-mode emissions: Signatures of interchange motion in the Io torus. Geophysical Research Letters 24: doi: 10.1029/97GL02020. issn: 0094-8276.

During the Galileo inbound pass through the Io torus the plasma wave instrument detected intervals of enhanced whistler-mode emissions. Over two of these intervals in the inner torus (L<6.5), for which energetic particle data is also available, the flux and pitch angle anisotropy of resonant electrons exhibited a simultaneous enhancement consistent with inward adiabatic transport from a source region in the outer torus. The enhanced electromagnetic emissions are interpreted as a modulation of cyclotron whistler-mode instability above the normal marginally stable state of the plasma. This suggests that the enhanced emissions are a sensitive indicator of rapid inward transport associated with interchange motions in the Io torus.¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

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Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Interactions with particles and fields, Planetology, Fluid Planets, Interactions with particles and fields
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