Whistler mode chorus enhancements in association with energetic electron signatures in the Jovian magnetosphere

Y. Katoh; F. Tsuchiya; Y. Miyoshi; A. Morioka; H. Misawa; R. Ujiie; W. S. Kurth; A. T. Tomas; N. Krupp

doi:10.1029/2010JA016183

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Whistler mode chorus enhancements in association with energetic electron signatures in the Jovian magnetosphere

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Whistler mode chorus enhancements in association with energetic electron signatures in the Jovian magnetosphere

Y. Katoh, F. Tsuchiya, Y. Miyoshi, A. Morioka, H. Misawa, R. Ujiie, W. S. Kurth, A. T. Tomas and N. Krupp

Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, Vol.116(A2), A02215

02/2011

DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016183

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By conducting a statistical survey of both wave and particle observations of the Galileo spacecraft, we reveal a close relationship between enhancements of whistler mode chorus and development of energetic electron anisotropies in the Jovian inner magnetosphere. We studied the spatial distribution of intense chorus emissions in the Jovian magnetosphere and identified 104 chorus enhancements by analyzing plasma wave data in the frequency range from 5.6 Hz to 20 kHz obtained from the entire Galileo mission in the inner Jovian magnetosphere during the time period from December 1995 to September 2003. Enhanced chorus emissions with integrated wave power over 10-9 V-2/m(2) were observed around the magnetic equator in the radial distance range from 6 to 13 R-J. A survey of energetic particle data in the energy range of 29-42 keV reveals that all of the identified chorus events were observed in the region of pancake pitch angle distributions of energetic electrons. The ratio of the electron plasma frequency to the electron cyclotron frequency in this region is estimated to be in the range from 1 to 10 using empirical plasma and magnetic field models. This range is suitable for efficient whistler mode wave generation. The present study shows the complete survey of the correspondence between intense chorus and flux enhancement of energetic electrons having statistically significant pancake pitch angle distributions in the Jovian magnetosphere.

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Title: Subtitle: Whistler mode chorus enhancements in association with energetic electron signatures in the Jovian magnetosphere
Creators: Y. Katoh - Tohoku University
F. Tsuchiya - Tohoku University
Y. Miyoshi - Nagoya University
A. Morioka - Tohoku University
H. Misawa - Tohoku University
R. Ujiie - Tohoku University
W. S. Kurth - University of Iowa
A. T. Tomas - GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
N. Krupp - Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, Vol.116(A2), A02215
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016183
ISSN: 2169-9380
eISSN: 2169-9402
Publisher: Amer Geophysical Union
Number of pages: 8
Grant note: Tohoku University Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory of Nagoya University 22684025 / Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) NNG05GG98G / NASA; National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Language: English
Date published: 02/2011
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984455546502771

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