VG2 NEP PLS DERIVED RDR ION MAGNETOSPHERE 48SEC V1.0

This data set gives the best available values for ion densities, temperatures, and velocities near Neptune derived from data obtained by the Voyager 2 plasma experiment. All parameters are obtained by fitting the observed spectra (current as a function of energy) with Maxwellian plasma distributions, using a non-linear least squares fitting routine to find the plasma parameters which, when coupled with the full instrument response, best simulate the data. The PLS instrument measures energy/charge, so composition is not uniquely determined but can be deduced in some cases by the separation of the observed current peaks in energy (assuming the plasma is co-moving).

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Maintainer	Thomas Morgan
Last Updated	July 17, 2025, 15:37 (UTC)
Created	March 31, 2025, 18:42 (UTC)
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issued	2021-05-21
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