Journal article
Lightning and plasma wave observations from the Galileo flyby of Venus
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.253(5027), pp.1522-1525
09/27/1991
DOI: 10.1126/science.253.5027.1522
PMID: 17784093
Abstract
Durig the Galileo flyby of Venus the plasma wave instrument was used to search for impulsive radio signals from lightning and to investigate locally generated plasma waves. A total of nine events were detected in the frequency range from 100 kilohertz to 5.6 megahertz. Although the signals are weak, lightning is the only known source of these signals. Near the bow shock two types of locally generated plasma waves were observed, low-frequency electromagnetic waves from about 5 to 50 hertz and electron plasma oscillation at about 45 kilohertz. The plasma oscillations have considerable fine structure, possibly because of the formation of soliton-like wave packets.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lightning and plasma wave observations from the Galileo flyby of Venus
- Creators
- D. A. Gurnett - University of IowaW. S. Kurth - University of IowaA. Roux - Iowa UnivR. Gendrin - Centre de Recherches en Physique de l'Environnement Terrestre et PlanetaireC. F. Kennel - University of California, Los AngelesS. J. Bolton - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.253(5027), pp.1522-1525
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.253.5027.1522
- PMID
- 17784093
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- eISSN
- 1095-9203
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/27/1991
- Description audience
- PUBLIC
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984455545202771
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