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The complex behavior of the satellite footprints at Jupiter: the result of universal processes?
Bonfond, Bertrand; Grodent, Denis; Badman, Sarah V. et al.
2016AGU Fall Meeting 2016
 

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Keywords :
Jupiter; Juno; Hubble Space Telescope; aurora; flares; quasi-periodic
Abstract :
[en] At Jupiter, some auroral emissions are directly related to the electromagnetic interaction between the moons Io, Europa and Ganymede on one hand and the rapidly rotating magnetospheric plasma on the other hand. Out of the three, the Io footprint is the brightest and the most studied. Present in each hemisphere, it is made of at least three different spots and an extended trailing tail. The variability of the brightness of the spots as well as their relative location has been tentatively explained with a combination of Alfvén waves’ partial reflections on density gradients and bi-directional electron acceleration at high latitude. Should this scenario be correct, then the other footprints should also show the same behavior. Here we show that all footprints are, at least occasionally, made of several spots and they all display a tail. We also show that these spots share many characteristics with those of the Io footprint (i.e. some significant variability on timescales of 2-3 minutes). Additionally, we present some Monte-Carlo simulations indicating that the tails are also due to Alfvén waves electron acceleration rather than quasi-static electron acceleration. Even if some details still need clarification, these observations strengthen the scenario proposed for the Io footprint and thus indicate that these processes are universal. In addition, we will present some early results from Juno-UVS concerning the location and morphology of the footprints during the first low-altitude observations of the polar aurorae. These observations, carried out in previously unexplored longitude ranges, should either confirm or contradict our understanding of the footprints.
Research center :
STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Bonfond, Bertrand  ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Grodent, Denis  ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Badman, Sarah V.
Saur, Joachim
Bisikalo, Dmitry
Shematovich
Gérard, Jean-Claude  ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Radioti, Aikaterini ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Gladstone, Randy
Versteeg, Maarten
Greathouse, Thomas
Hue, Vincent
Davis, Michael Wayne
Bolton, Scott J
Levin, Steven
Connerney, John E P
Bagenal, Frances
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Language :
English
Title :
The complex behavior of the satellite footprints at Jupiter: the result of universal processes?
Publication date :
14 December 2016
Number of pages :
A0
Event name :
AGU Fall Meeting 2016
Event organizer :
AGU
Event place :
San Francisco, United States - California
Event date :
du 11 décembre 2016 au 16 décembre 2016
Audience :
International
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
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