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Strong Langmuir turbulence at Jupiter?Langmuir wave packets with short scale lengths less than an approximately equal to 100 lambda e have been observed in Jupiter's foreshock. Theoretical constraints on the electric fields and scale sizes of collapsing wave packets are summarized, extended and placed in a form suitable for easy comparison with Voyager and Ulysses data. The published data are reviewed and possible instrumental underestimation of fields discussed. New upper limits for the fields of the published wave packets are estimated. Wave packets formed at the nucleation scale from the observed large-scale fields cannot collapse because they are disrupted before collapse occurs. The published wave packets are quantitatively inconsistent with strong turbulence collapse. Strict constraints exist for more intense wave packets to be able to collapse: E greater than or approximately equals to 1-8 mV/m for scales less than or approximately equal to 100 lambda e. Means for testing these conclusions using Voyager and Ulysses data are suggested.
Document ID
19920061227
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Cairns, Iver H.
(Iowa, University Iowa City, United States)
Robinson, P. A.
(Sydney, University Australia)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
June 2, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 19
Issue: 11 J
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
92A43851
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2040
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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