Narrowband Electromagnetic Emissions from Jupiter's Magnetosphere.

Abstract

Recent studies of wideband plasma wave data from the Voyager 1 and 2 flybys of Jupiter have revealed the existence of narrowband radio emissions in the frequency range 1 -12 kHz. These narrowband emissions are very similar to narrowband emissions previously discovered in the magnetospheres of Earth and Saturn, and are believed to be produced by mode conversion from electron cyclotron waves near the upper hybrid resonance frequency. This mode conversion process is apparently one of the basic mechanisms for generating planetary radio emissions. In this paper we describe the characteristics of the Jovian narrowband emissions and discuss possible mechanisms for generating these emissions. In this paper we describe the characteristics of the Jovian narrowband emissions and discuss possible mechanisms for generating these emissions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121616

Entities

People

  • Donald A. Gurnett
  • F. L. Scarf
  • William S. Kurth

Organizations

  • University of Iowa

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Contracts
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • High Resolution
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Low Density
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spectrum Analyzers

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics