Strong whistler mode waves observed in the vicinity of Jupiter’s moons

Y. Y. Shprits; J. D. Menietti; A. Y. Drozdov; R. B. Horne; E. E. Woodfield; J. B. Groene; M. de Soria-Santacruz; T. F. Averkamp; H. Garrett; C. Paranicas; D. A. Gurnett

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05431-x

Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Strong whistler mode waves observed in the vicinity of Jupiter’s moons

Y. Y. Shprits,
J. D. Menietti,
A. Y. Drozdov,
R. B. Horne,
E. E. Woodfield,
J. B. Groene,
M. de Soria-Santacruz,
T. F. Averkamp,
H. Garrett,
C. Paranicas,
D. A. Gurnett

Affiliations

Y. Y. Shprits: Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
J. D. Menietti: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa
A. Y. Drozdov: Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California
R. B. Horne: British Antarctic Survey
E. E. Woodfield: British Antarctic Survey
J. B. Groene: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa
M. de Soria-Santacruz: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
T. F. Averkamp: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa
H. Garrett: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
C. Paranicas: Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
D. A. Gurnett: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05431-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Observations of Jupiter’s magnetosphere provide opportunities to understand how magnetic fields interact with particles. Here, the authors report that the chorus wave power is increased in the vicinity of Europa and Ganymede. The generated waves are able to accelerate particles to very high energy.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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