Whistlers observed by Voyager 1 - Detection of lightning on Jupiter

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Io, Jupiter Atmosphere, Lightning, Plasma Waves, Voyager Project, Whistler Recorders, Frequency Response, Plasma Density, Plasma Diffusion, Signal Processing, Time Dependence, Wave Propagation, Observations, Atmosphere, Voyager 1, Jupiter, Whistler, Lightning, Io, Satellites, Plasmas, Toruses, Thickness, Density, Magnetosphere, Electromagnetic Wave Transmission, Radioemissions

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During the Voyager 1 encounter with Jupiter a number of discrete signals were identified in the wideband plasma wave data with characteristics similar to whistlers generated by lightning. In this paper we show that the calculated whistler-mode travel times from Jupiter to the spacecraft are in good agreement with the measured dispersion characteristics, thereby confirming that the signals are caused by lightning on Jupiter and substantiating the Voyager 1 photographic evidence for lightning on Jupiter. A quantitative estimate of the north-south thickness of the Io plasma torus is also obtained from the measured whistler dispersion.

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