Global ENA Imaging of the Jovian Magnetosphere: A Tool for Global Exploration of the Giant Accelerator of Energetic Particles and Their Interaction with the Torus Region and Moons (Invited)

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Dec 2010

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #P54B-02

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[2732] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetosphere Interactions With Satellites And Rings, [2740] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetospheric Configuration And Dynamics, [6220] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Jupiter

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The Europa-Jupiter System Mision (EJSM) has required a synergistic approach within the JGO-JEO constellation to unravel fundamental and universal magnetospheric processes, by using powerful combinations of in-situ and global imaging measurement. The Japanese Space Agency is also considering a possible Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter (JMO), enabling triple point measurements and multi-point imaging to ensure simultaneous and continuous observations - a key requirement for revealing how the magnetosphere couples to the ionosphere as well as to the plasma sources. Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) imaging is so far the only technique capable of obtaining global images of the magnetospheric energetic ion population in the ~3-300 keV range, which otherwise would have remained invisible. ENA cameras on Cassini and the terrestrial IMAGE mission have revealed global, explosive acceleration processes and their connection to the ionosphere, aurorae and radio emissions. Therefore, the technique is considered to be game-changing and one of the required measurement techniques in the payload definition for both JGO and JMO. In this presentation we discuss how ENA imaging can make use of the synergistic approach of EJSM to explore global acceleration, MI-coupling, relation to aurorae and radio emissions, transport, solar wind control, constrain torus neutral gas evolution and provide global context for moon-magnetosphere interactions in the Jovian magnetosphere. We use past measurements and a data-derived model to simulate ENA images through a realistic camera response function along the JGO orbit and explore the scientific value added by in-situ and imaging measurements from JMO. The presentation is concluded by summarizing the critical technical requirements of ENA cameras, such as energy and mass range, geometrical factor and background/foreground rejection that must be met in order to operate in the harsh Jovian environment while achieving the highest priority science objectives.

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