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Boischot & Aubier 1981
Boischot, A. and Aubier, M. (1981). The Jovian decametric arcs as an interference pattern. Journal of Geophysical Research 86: doi: 10.1029/JA080i010p08561. issn: 0148-0227.

Is is proposed that the nested arc structures, observed in the decametric Jovian radio emission by the planetary radio astronomy experiment, are due to the interference of two rays from a single source at each frequency, the relative phase changing with rotation of the planet. This idea can explain at the same time the shape of the arcs and their repetitivity. But the nature of the two interfering rays is not understood yet.

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