Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988jgr....93.7251h&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 93, July 1, 1988, p. 7251-7271.
Physics
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Energetic Particles, Heavy Ions, Ion Temperature, Jupiter Atmosphere, Particle Precipitation, Upper Atmosphere, Atmospheric Heating, Auroral Ionization, Iue, Oxygen Ions
Scientific paper
Evidence for auroral particle precipitation at Jupiter was provided by the ultraviolet spectrometers on board the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and by the International Ultraviolet Explorer. Magnetospheric measurements made by instruments on board the Voyager spacecraft indicate that energetic sulfur and oxygen ions are precipitating into the upper atmosphere of Jupiter. A theoretical model describing the interaction of precipitating oxygen with the Jovian atmosphere was constructed. The auroral energy is deposited in the atmosphere by means of ionization, excitation, and dissociation and heating of the atmospheric gas. Energetic ion precipitation and electron precipitation are shown to have similar effects on the atmosphere and ionosphere of Jupiter.
Cravens Thomas E.
Horanyi Mihaly
Waite H. Jr. J..
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