Rotating ion-exospheres

dc.contributor.author	Lemaire, J.
dc.date	1976
dc.date.accessioned	2017-09-01T12:11:13Z
dc.date.available	2017-09-01T12:11:13Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/6091
dc.description	The density, parallel and perpendicular pressures and temperatures distributions of a collisionless thermal plasma trapped in a dipole magnetic field are described and discussed. The effect of rotation on the plasma distribution is illustrated. The relative population of the different types of trapped particles is shown to influence drastically the temperature anisotropy of the cold plasma in the ion-exosphere. The total contents of mass, potential energy and kinetic energy in the magnetic flux tubes are estimated.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	Rotating ion-exospheres
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Physical sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.source.title	Planetary and Space Science
dc.source.volume	24
dc.source.issue	10
dc.source.page	975-985
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0032-0633(76)90009-X
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-0041175207