Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994jgr....9921203w&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 99, no. A11, p. 21,203-21,211
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
3
Astronomical Models, Cyclotron Radiation, Decametric Waves, Electron Radiation, Elliptical Polarization, Io, Jupiter (Planet), Masers, Planetary Radiation, Electron Distribution, Mathematical Models
Scientific paper
A model for the elliptical polarization of Jovian decametric radiation is presented, based on the electron cyclotron mechanism. The aim is to determine whether the observed elliptical polarization is consistent with the radiation being generated by mildly relativistic electrons streaming along converging magnetic field lines. The growth rate for electron cyclotron maser emission is considered, assuming a drifting DGH distribution function for the streaming electrons. Constraints on the allowable parameters of this distribution function are made by the observed polarization, timescale, bandwidth, and angular range of the radiation.
Melrose Donald B.
Robinson Adam P.
Willes Andrew J.
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