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The Decline of Jupiter's 13-cm Synchrotron Radio Emission During the Year Following the SL-9 ImpactsMeasurements of Jupiter's microwave radio emission from 1990 through August 1995 are reported and analyzed to study the rate of decay in the synchrotron radiation following the dramatic increase observed in July 1994 during the week of impacts by fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The observations were made at 2295 MHz as part of the NASA-JPL Jupiter Patrol, a long-term radio astronomy monitoring program begun in 1971. Data from 34-meter and 70-meter antennas at the NASA's Deep Space Communication Complex at Goldstone, CA are used to estimate slope and curvature of plausible 'baselines' for Jupiter's non-thermal flux density over the five-year interval. These 'baseline' estimates are then used to derive decay times for the outburst emission related to the SL-9 impacts.
Document ID
20060037264
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Klein, Michael J.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1995
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Jupiter SL-9

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