The excitation of the far ultraviolet electroglow emissions on Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter

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Dec 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....9215139c&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, Dec. 30, 1987, p. 15139-15147.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Atmospheric Models, Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Gas Giant Planets, Glow Discharges, Planetary Ionospheres, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Dayglow, F Region, Field Aligned Currents, Hydrogen, Ultraviolet Spectrometers, Upper Atmosphere

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The authors propose that the diffuse FUV emissions of H and H2 in excess of photoelectron excitation observed from the sunlit atmospheres of Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter are produced by electric field acceleration of photoelectrons and ions locally in the upper atmospheres. This in situ acceleration is required to satisfy the many observational constraints on the altitude distribution, exciting particle energy, and total input energy requirements of the electroglow mechanism. The authors further suggest that a primary mechanism leading to this acceleration is an ionospheric dynamo, which is created in the same manner as the Earth's dynamo.

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