Magnetospheres: Jupiter, Radio Emissions
Abstract
The magnetosphere of Jupiter (see JUPITER: MAGNETOSPHERE) is an immense particle accelerator, allowing free electrons in it to reach kilo- to mega-electron-volt energies (keV to MeV). These energetic electrons, moving along and circling around Jovian magnetic field lines, produce intense electromagnetic emissions all over the radio range, with wavelengths ranging from millimete...
- Publication:
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Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- July 2002
- DOI:
- 10.1888/0333750888/2329
- Bibcode:
- 2002eaa..bookE2329Z
- Keywords:
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- Solar System;
- Planetary Physics