Ganymede–induced decametric radio emission: in-situ observations and
measurements by Juno
Abstract
At Jupiter, part of the auroral radio emissions are induced by the
Galilean moons Io, Europa and Ganymede. Until now, they have been
remotely detected, using ground-based radio-telescopes or electric
antennas aboard spacecraft. The polar trajectory of the Juno orbiter
allows the spacecraft to cross the magnetic flux tubes connected to
these moons, or their tail, and gives a direct measure of the
characteristics of these decametric moon–induced radio emissions. In
this study, we focus on the detection of a radio emission during the
crossing of the Ganymede flux tube. Using electromagnetic waves
(Juno/Waves) and in-situ electron measurements (Juno/JADE-E), we
estimate the flux tube width to be a few 100 km, a growth rate of the
radio emission >3x10-4, an electron
population of energy E=4-15 keV and an emission beaming angle of
θ=76°-83°, at a frequency 1.005-1.021xfce. We also
confirmed that radio emission is associated with Ganymede’s down-tail
far-ultraviolet emission.