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Barbosa, D.D., Kurth, W.S., Gurnett, D.A. and Sittler, E.C. (1993). Electrostatic wave excitation in planetary magnetospheres: Application to Neptune. Journal of Geophysical Research 98: doi: 10.1029/93JA01988. issn: 0148-0227. |
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Voyager 2 observations of electrostatic electron and ion cyclotron harmonic waves in Neptune's magnetosphere are addressed. A model of electron Bernstein modes generated by a loss cone distribution of superthermal electrons is scaled to Neptune parameters and a comparison of theory with the observed electron flux shows good agreement. A model of proton Bernstein modes generated by a ring distribution of Tritonogenic nitrogen ions is also investigated and satisfactory agreement with the data are obtained compatible with known properties of the magnetosphere. The success of the model in accounting for electrostatic emissions observed by Voyager over a wide range of sampled parameters recommends its general applicability to planetary magnetospheres. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1993 |
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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetosphere interactions with satellites and rings, Magnetospheric Physics, Planetary magnetospheres, Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma waves and instabilities |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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