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Plasma measurements in the Jovian polar region with Juno/JADE

Authors :
John E. P. Connerney
Chris Paranicas
Steven Levin
D. J. Gershman
Michelle F. Thomsen
R. J. Wilson
M. Reno
Fran Bagenal
S. Weidner
David J. McComas
Barry Mauk
Robert Ebert
William S. Kurth
L. P. Dougherty
P. Louarn
Philip W Valek
D. A. Ranquist
Jamey Szalay
George Clark
Frederic Allegrini
Scott Bolton
Source :
Geophysical Research Letters. 44:7122-7130
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2017.

Abstract

Jupiter's main auroral oval provides a window into the complex magnetospheric dynamics of the jovian system. The Juno spacecraft entered orbit about Jupiter on 5 July 2016 and carries onboard the Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) that can directly sample the auroral plasma structures. Here, we identify five distinct regimes in the JADE data based on composition/energy boundaries and magnetic field mappings, which exhibit considerable symmetry between the northern and southern passes. These intervals correspond to periods when Juno was connected to the Io torus, inner plasma sheet, middle plasma sheet, outer plasma sheet, and the polar region. When connected to the torus and inner plasma sheet, the heavy ions are consistent with a corotating pickup population. For Juno's first perijove, we do not find evidence for a broad auroral acceleration region at Jupiter's main auroral oval for energies below 100 keV.

Details

ISSN :
00948276
Volume :
44
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Geophysical Research Letters
Accession number :
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