惑星のラジオ天文学の観測は,バイヤー2号が木星の近くで観測したものです

J B Pearce, A C Riddle, J W Warwick

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|November 23, 1979

まとめ

ヴォイジャー2号は木星を確認した.

科学分野:

惑星ラジオ天文学
木星の磁気圏の研究
プラズマ物理学プラズマ物理学

背景:

ボイジャー1号は以前,木星からのキロメートルの放射を検出していた.
木星の磁気圏と放射能を理解することは,惑星科学にとって極めて重要です.

研究の目的:

ボイジャー1号が木星から放射する電波について発見したことを確認し,拡張するためです.
Io. と関連したプラズマ・トーラスを調査するために.
デカメトリック排出量とその拡散を分析する.

主な方法:

ヴォイジャー2号の惑星ラジオ天文学実験を利用する.
キロメトリックとデカメトリックの無線放射を分析する.
木星近くのプラズマ波の放射を観測した.

主要な成果:

ボイジャー2号は,ボイジャー1号のキロメートルの排出量に関する発見を確認し,より高い周波数と緯度まで拡大しました.
イオの周りのプラズマ・トーラスは,ボイジャー2にとってより密度が高いように見えた.
準周期的な爆発と,法拉デー効果が,デカメトリック周波数で観察されました.

結論:

ヴォイジャー2号のデータは,木星の電波放射と磁気圏に関するさらなる洞察を提供します.
観測結果は,複雑な放射能発射プロセスと,木星近くの伝播効果を示唆している.

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