Discrete and broadband electron acceleration in Jupiter’s powerful aurora

B. H. Mauk (), D. K. Haggerty, C. Paranicas, G. Clark, P. Kollmann, A. M. Rymer, S. J. Bolton, S. M. Levin, A. Adriani, F. Allegrini, F. Bagenal, B. Bonfond, J. E. P. Connerney, G. R. Gladstone, W. S. Kurth, D. J. McComas and P. Valek
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B. H. Mauk: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
D. K. Haggerty: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
C. Paranicas: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
G. Clark: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
P. Kollmann: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
A. M. Rymer: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
S. J. Bolton: Southwest Research Institute
S. M. Levin: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A. Adriani: Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica-Instituo di Astofisica e Planetologia Spaziali
F. Allegrini: Southwest Research Institute
F. Bagenal: University of Colorado
B. Bonfond: Université de Liège, Technologies and Astrophysics Research Institute, Laboratoire de Physique Atmosphérique et Planétaire
J. E. P. Connerney: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt
G. R. Gladstone: Southwest Research Institute
W. S. Kurth: University of Iowa
D. J. McComas: Southwest Research Institute
P. Valek: Southwest Research Institute

Nature, 2017, vol. 549, issue 7670, 66-69

Abstract: The process that generates Earth’s most intense aurora is found to occur at Jupiter, but is of only secondary importance in generating Jupiter’s much more powerful aurora.

Date: 2017
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