Energetic ion characteristics and neutral gas interactions in Jupiter's magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A9, 2004, Pages

  Mauk, B H ^a   Mitchell, D G ^a   McEntire, R W ^a   Paranicas, C P ^a   Roelof, E C ^a   Williams, D J ^a   Krimigis, S M ^a   Lagg, A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energetic particles; Europa; Gas tori; Jupiter; Magnetospheres; Satellites

Indexed keywords

EID: 14044255838     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010270     Document Type: Article

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