MEASUREMENTS OF THE POLARIZATION AND EXTENT OF THE DECIMETER RADIATION FROM JUPITER
Abstract
MEASUREMENTS OF THE NON-THERMAL RADIATION FROM JUPITER AT 960 AND 1390MC YIELD FIGURES FOR JUPITER AS A RADIO SOURCE. THE VALUES CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FROM RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS TRAPPED IN A JOVIAN VAN ALLEN BELT. VARIATIONS IN THE INTENSITY AND PLANE OF POLARIZATION OF THE 1390 MC/S RADIATION SUGGEST THAT JUPITER'S MAGNETIC AXIS IS INCLINED AT 9 DEGREES TO ITS ROTATIONAL AXIS. THE MAGNETIC POLES ARE AT SYSTEM III LONGITUDES OF 200 DEGREES AND 20 DEGREES
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0270931
Entities
People
- D. Morris
- G.l. Berge
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology