Bursts of MeV Jovian protons observed in interplanetary space

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Interplanetary Space, Jupiter Atmosphere, Pioneer Space Probes, Planetary Radiation, Proton Energy, Background Radiation, Bow Waves, Pitch (Inclination), Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Power Spectra, Radiometers, Shock Fronts, Jupiter, Protons, Bursts, Pioneer 11, Data, Anisotropy, Magnetosphere, Energy, Spectrum

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Bursts of protons (energy between 0.6 and 3.4 MeV) were observed sunward of Jupiter's bow shock out to a radial distance of 200 Jupiter radii by the University of Iowa detector G on Pioneer 11. These observations supplement earlier reports by the University of Chicago and Goddard Space Flight Center groups and strengthen their suggestion of a Jovian origin by virture of the findings presented here that the protons exhibit a very anisotropic, and field-aligned pitch angle distribution directed away from the planet and that the bursts are not associated with interplanetary disturbances. Power spectra of the proton counting rates show no significant power at Jupiter's rotational period.

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