从H3+排放中成像木星的极光,在3-4微米频段
1Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822, USA.
Nature
|October 10, 1991
概括
新的图像显示,木星的极光是动态的,激发的H3+ (三酸) 排放迅速变化. 这些极光显示可能是由不同于以前理解的紫外线和红外线辐射的过程驱动的.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 空间物理 空间物理
- 频谱学是一种光谱学.
背景情况:
- 三酸 (H3+) 是研究木星极光区域的关键分子.
- 之前的研究已经使用H3+来探测木星上的极光条件.
研究的目的:
- 使用H3+排放呈现木星极光区域的高空间分辨率图像.
- 调查木星离子层中H3+排放的空间分布和时间变化.
主要方法:
- 获取对H3+辐射敏感的波长的木星图像.
- 对H3+极光排放的空间分布和强度变化的分析.
主要成果:
- 获得了木星极地极光的高空间分辨率图像.
- 观察到H3+极光发射强度在短短一个小时的时间尺度上有所变化.
- 3+排放的空间分布仅与紫外线和红外线极光活动部分相关.
结论:
- 3+排放为木星的极光动态提供了宝贵的见解.
- 快速的变化表明,木星上层大气中正在发生动态过程.
- 控制H3+排放的极光过程可能与负责UV和IR排放的过程不同.
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