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Klein, M.J., Gulkis, S. and Bolton, S.J. (1995). Changes in Jupiter's 13-cm synchrotron radio emission following the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy-9. Geophysical Research Letters 22: doi: 10.1029/95GL01415. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Results of an observing program to monitor the synchrotron radio emission from Jupiter's inner radiation belts before, during and after the impact of Comet SL-9 are reported. The observations were made at 2295 Mhz as part of the NASA-JPL Jupiter Patrol, a long-term radio astronomy monitoring program begun in 1971. The data indicate that the intensity of the synchrotron emission at 13 cm wavelength increased by 27 percent within a few days after the comet impacts; the longitudinal beaming curve was distorted during the week of impacts; the magnetic latitude beaming curves flattened after the week of impacts suggesting an increase in the emission at higher magnetic latitudes; and the decay of the enhanced emission is consistent with an exponential with a time constant of ~125 days. The reported changes following the SL-9 are unprecedented in the 23-year history of the Jupiter Patrol. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995 |
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Magnetospheric Physics, Energetic particles, trapped, Radio Science, Radio astronomy |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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