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Ulysses radio and plasma wave observations in the Jupiter environmentThe Unified Radio and Plasma Wave (URAP) experiment has produced new observations of the Jupiter environment, owing to the unique capabilities of the instrument and the traversal of high Jovian latitudes. Broad-band continuum radio emission from Jupiter and in situ plasma waves have proved valuable in delineating the magnetospheric boundaries. Simultaneous measurements of electric and magnetic wave fields have yielded new evidence of whistler-mode radiation within the magnetosphere. Observations of auroral-like hiss provided evidence of a Jovian cusp. The source direction and polarization capabilities of URAP have demonstrated that the outer region of the Io plasma torus supported at least five separate radio sources that reoccurred during successive rotations with a measurable corotation lag. Thermal noise measurements of the Io torus densities yielded values in the densest portion that are similar to models suggested on the basis of Voyager observations of 13 years ago. The URAP measurements also suggest complex beaming and polarization characteristics of Jovian radio components. In addition, a new class of kilometer-wavelength striated Jovian bursts has been observed.
Document ID
19920074366
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Stone, R. G.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Pedersen, B. M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Harvey, C. C.
(Paris Observatoire, Meudon, France)
Canu, P.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Cornilleau-Wehrlin, N.
(Centre de Recherches en Physique de l'Environnement Terrestre et Planetaire Issy-les-Moulineaux, France)
Desch, M. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
De Villedary, C.
(Centre de Recherches en Physique de l'Environnement Terrestre et Planetaire Issy-les-Moulineaux, France)
Fainberg, J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Farrell, W. M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Goetz, K.
(Minnesota, University Minneapolis, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
September 11, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 257
Issue: 5076,
ISSN: 0036-8075
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
92A56990
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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