Upper Limits for X-Ray Emission from Jupiter as Measured from the Copernicus Satellite
Abstract
X-ray telescopic observations are made by the Copernicus satellite for detecting X-ray emission from Jupiter analogous to X-rays from terrestrial aurorae. Values of X-ray fluxes recorded by three Copernicus detectors covering the 0.6 to 7.5 keV energy range are reported. The detectors employed are described and the times at which the observations were made are given. Resulting upper-limit spectra are compared with previous X-ray observations of Jupiter. The upper-limit X-ray fluxes are discussed in terms of magnetospheric activity on Jupiter.
- Publication:
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The Magnetospheres of the Earth and Jupiter
- Pub Date:
- 1975
- DOI:
- 10.1007/978-94-010-1789-3_19
- Bibcode:
- 1975ASSL...52..245V
- Keywords:
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- Auroral Zones;
- Jupiter (Planet);
- Oao 3;
- Planetary Magnetospheres;
- Planetary Radiation;
- X Ray Sources;
- Bursts;
- Electron Energy;
- Energy Spectra;
- Photon Density;
- Satellite Observation;
- X Ray Spectra;
- X Ray Telescopes;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration