Synchronized oscillations in energetic electron fluxes and whistler wave intensity in Jupiter's middle magnetosphere

Details Synchronized oscillations in energetic electron fluxes and whistler wave intensity in Jupiter's middle magnetosphere Synchronized oscillations in energetic electron fluxes and whistler wave intensity in Jupiter's middle magnetosphere

Sep 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005jgra..11009209b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 110, Issue A9, CiteID A09209

Physics

Magnetospheric Physics: Planetary Magnetospheres (5443, 5737, 6033), Magnetospheric Physics: Radiation Belts, Magnetospheric Physics: Energetic Particles: Trapped, Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma Waves And Instabilities (2471)

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Synchronized oscillations in energetic electron fluxes and electromagnetic wave emissions at the planetary rotation period have been observed in and near Jupiter's magnetosphere. In this work we theoretically examine time-dependent processes in Jupiter's middle magnetosphere energetic electron radiation belts which are relevant to these oscillations, where intervals of particle accumulation are followed by precipitation into the ionosphere during a whistler electromagnetic radiation pulse. These oscillations are described by a relativistic system of quasi-linear equations, in which diffusion of particles in adiabatic invariant space and evolution of the electromagnetic radiation are taken into account. Linear analysis shows that the natural oscillation frequency of the Jovian radiation belt is almost independent of magnetic shell and is close in magnitude to the planet's rotation frequency, thus suggesting the possibility of a global resonance. We propose that such near-resonant oscillations can be excited by periodic modulations of the whistler decay rate due to ionospheric absorption, which has components that depend both on local time in the magnetosphere and on asymmetries that rotate with the planet. These dependencies are shown to combine to produce a modulation at the planetary rotation period that is independent of local time and also independent of the angular velocity of rotation of the plasma. The response to this synchronized driving is investigated in both the linear and nonlinear regimes, and the conditions required for a synchronized response at the planetary period are examined.

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