Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976apj...207..651m&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, vol. 207, July 15, 1976, pt. 1, p. 651-662.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
39
Auroral Irradiation, Decametric Waves, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Magnetospheres, Planetary Radiation, Terrestrial Radiation, Brightness Temperature, Conservation Equations, Correlation, Electron Distribution, Elliptical Polarization, Fine Structure, Lines Of Force
Scientific paper
Direct amplified gyroemission due to an anisotropic distribution of suprathermal electrons is proposed as the most plausible emission mechanism for Jupiter's decametric radiation (DAM) and the terrestrial auroral kilometric radiation (AKR). It is suggested that the required electron distribution could be produced by electrons, initially with small pitch angles, precipitating from the magnetosphere. A quasi-linear treatment of the proposed mechanism is outlined, including satisfaction of the Doppler condition, calculation of the growth rate, conditions for quasi-linear relaxation, and generation of the anisotropy. The mechanism is applied to the Jovian DAM, emphasizing the growth rate, the power radiated, and the elliptical polarization of the radiation. It is found that the theory can account for the gross features of the DAM, provided the number density in the precipitating electron streams exceeds 20 per cu cm. Application of the theory to the AKR shows that the requirements concerning the properties of the precipitating electrons appear to be satisfied by the observed properties of those inverted V events which correlate with the emission of AKR.
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