Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92.8579f&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, Aug. 1, 1987, p. 8579-8593.
Physics
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Electrostatic Waves, Jupiter (Planet), Kilometric Waves, Narrowband, Planetary Radiation, Radio Emission, Cyclotron Radiation, Io, Wave Excitation, Wave Interaction, Jupiter, Radiation, Emissions, Kilometer Waves, Models, Electrostatics, Plasma Waves, Spacecraft Observations, Voyager Missions, Homogeneity, Satellites, Io, Plasma Torus, Geometry, Gradients, Layers, Source, Electromagnetism, Polarization, Depletion, Origin, Spectra, Flux, Harmonics, Magnetosphere, Calculations, Electrons, Distribution
Scientific paper
A model based on the nonlinear coupling of electrostatic plasma waves is proposed to explain the emission of the narrow-band Jovian kilometric radiation (nKOM) observed by the Voyager spacecraft. It is shown that upper-hybrid branch electrostatic waves propagating through the inhomogeneities in the outer periphery of the Io plasma torus can attain the proper geometry for localized upconversion interactions leading to pump depletion. Plasma waves propagating into a weak density gradient and reflected at the critical layer interact with the incident waves leading to the electromagnetic emission, which is beamed at large angles with respect to the background magnetic field. In general, both L-O and R-X mode waves can be generated. The observed power and net polarization (L-O) are consistent with pump depletion of electrostatic waves at a level of about 10 mV/m. A possible excitation mechanism for the electrostatic waves is also discussed.
Fung Shing F.
Papadopoulos Konstantinos
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