Io plasma torus and the source of Jovian kilometric radiation (bKOM)

Details Io plasma torus and the source of Jovian kilometric radiation (bKOM) Io plasma torus and the source of Jovian kilometric radiation (bKOM)

Nov 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986natur.324...40j&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 324, Nov. 6, 1986, p. 40-42.

Computer Science

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Io, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Radiation, Radio Waves, Electrostatic Waves, Jupiter (Planet), Space Plasmas, Toroidal Plasmas, Voyager Project

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A linear conversion model for the production of bKOM by electrostatic upper hybrid waves (ESUH) is compared with Voyager data at more than 3 million km from Jupiter. The model proposes that the ESUH waves propagate through the Io plasma torus and emit the O mode signals sensed by the satellites. The model predicts that emissions generated in the torus would be limited to the zone very close to the Io equator. Plasma frequency emissions, and therefore electron density profiles, relative to the distance off the equatorial line are calculated for comparisons with inbound Voyager 2 data. The density profile datasets agree very well, supporting the model of production of the bKOM at the Io torus. The accuracy of the predictions makes the bKOM radiation a useful tool for remote sensing of the torus characteristics.

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