Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010jgra..11512222m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 115, Issue A12, CiteID A12222
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Radio Science: Radio Astronomy, Magnetospheric Physics: Field-Aligned Currents And Current Systems (2409), Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects: Jupiter, Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects: Io, Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma Waves And Instabilities (2471)
Scientific paper
Part of the Io-related Jovian decametric radiation (Io-DAM) has been thought to be excited in the auroral cavity formed on field lines downstream of Io. Since source regions of Io-DAM called Io-A and Io-B are located in dusk and dawn local times despite having nearly equal magnetic longitudes, some of the observed asymmetries between Io-A and Io-B events are expected to be due to the difference in the local times. We developed a static Vlasov code, applied it to the Io-Jupiter system, and investigated source structure in order to clarify the ways in which the characteristics of Io-DAM are affected by the plasma in the Jovian ionosphere. Generally there are various solutions which satisfy the quasi-neutrality condition for almost identical boundary conditions. With regard to the solutions with two transition layers, if the altitude of a low-altitude transition layer (LATL) is higher, the voltage at the LATL and the ionospheric proton current density is smaller. Similarly, if the altitude of a high-altitude transition layer (HATL) is higher, the voltage at the HATL and the magnetospheric electron current density is larger. A solution with a smaller ionospheric density for Io-B than for Io-A indicates lower altitude of the LATL for Io-B, which is consistent with the observed high-frequency limit higher for Io-B than for Io-A. This suggests that the high-frequency limit is affected by the local time. It is also expected that the difference in ionospheric proton current densities would be associated with the observed asymmetry of emission intensity.
Katoh Yuto
Matsuda Kazuhide
Misawa Hiroaki
Terada Naoki
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