Occurrence of global-scale emissions on Jupiter - Proposed identification of Jovian dimer H2 emission

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Jan 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992apj...385..320t&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 385, Jan. 20, 1992, p. 320-326.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Emission Spectra, Hydrogen, Jupiter Atmosphere, Near Infrared Radiation, Auroras, Dimers, Hydrogen Ions

Scientific paper

Two occasions of exceptionally widespread but distinct emission activity were observed in Jupiter's near-IR K-band spectrum during September and November of 1988. Two different sets of emission features were involved on the two dates of observation. During these occasions, the normally absent emission features extended from the South polar limb to at least the equator, over a large range of longitudes. Meanwhile, Jupiter's auroral H2 and H3(+) emissions remained confined to their usual magnetic polar domains. The global-scale emission features observed during those periods appear to have originated from the H2 dimer, (H2)2, during two different excitation modes. Inverse predissociation may have driven the November event. The September event probably originated deeper within the Jovian atmosphere, where excited H2 is more likely to combine with an unexcited H2 before radiating. Unusual magnetospheric loading probably precipitated these events.

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