The Juno Waves Investigation |
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Authors: | W S Kurth G B Hospodarsky D L Kirchner B T Mokrzycki T F Averkamp W T Robison C W Piker M Sampl P Zarka |
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Institution: | 1.Dept. Physics and Astronomy,University of Iowa,Iowa City,USA;2.Space Research Institute,Austrian Academy of Sciences,Graz,Austria;3.KATHREIN-Werke KG, Portfolio & Innovation, Systems,Rosenheim,Germany;4.LESIA,Observatoire de Paris,Meudon,France |
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Abstract: | Jupiter is the source of the strongest planetary radio emissions in the solar system. Variations in these emissions are symptomatic of the dynamics of Jupiter’s magnetosphere and some have been directly associated with Jupiter’s auroras. The strongest radio emissions are associated with Io’s interaction with Jupiter’s magnetic field. In addition, plasma waves are thought to play important roles in the acceleration of energetic particles in the magnetosphere, some of which impact Jupiter’s upper atmosphere generating the auroras. Since the exploration of Jupiter’s polar magnetosphere is a major objective of the Juno mission, it is appropriate that a radio and plasma wave investigation is included in Juno’s payload. This paper describes the Waves instrument and the science it is to pursue as part of the Juno mission. |
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