Synchrotron radiation as a probe of the inner magnetosphere of Jupiter |
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Authors: | Imke de Pater |
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Institution: | Lunar and Planetary Lab., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | A short review is given on the characteristics of Jupiter's inner magnetosphere derived from radio observations in the decimetric wavelength range. A comparison of the data with sophisticated model calculations yields information on the magnetic field configuration and the electron distribution, its density, energy spectrum, and pitch angle dependence as a function of spatial coordinates. The latter information can be used to derive e.g. the radial diffusion parameters plus the effects of the satellites, Jupiter's ring, and wave-particle interactions upon the electron distribution. |
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