Gamma-rays from Jupiter
Abstract
This project aims to detect and study gamma-ray emission from Jupiter using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope for the full mission elapsed time. Young dwarf stars are the most abundant in the Milky Way and many host planets that are potentially habitable. However, their extreme magnetic activity (e.g. flares and auroras) is not well understood and may prove detrimental to the formation of life on these planets. The most extreme magnetic events on the Sun show evidence for ion acceleration and gamma-ray emission, but the Sun is, so far, the only isolated star we have detected at GeV energies. Jupiter is our local analog for young dwarf stars and is known to have auroral emissions and a significant population of radio-emitting, nonthermal electrons, motivating our search.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #235
- Pub Date:
- January 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020AAS...23520903L