On the relation between Jupiter's aurora and the dawnside current sheet

Y Xu, ZH Yao, B Zhang, PA Delamere… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Jupiter's auroral emission is a spectacular phenomenon that provides insight into energy
release processes related to the coupling of its magnetosphere and ionosphere. This energy …

Dayside magnetodisk reconnection in Jovian system: Galileo and voyager observation

J Zhao, R Guo, Q Shi, T Tang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic reconnection, an essential mechanism in plasma physics that changes magnetic
topology and energizes charged particles, plays a vital role in the dynamic processes of the …

Force‐Free Current Sheets in the Jovian Magnetodisk: The Key Role of Electron Field‐Aligned Anisotropy

AV Artemyev, Q Ma, RW Ebert… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Current sheets are an essential element of the planetary magnetotails, where strong plasma
currents self‐consistently support magnetic field gradients. The current sheet configuration is …

Energetic electron distributions near the magnetic equator in the Jovian plasma sheet and outer radiation belt using Juno observations

Q Ma, W Li, XJ Zhang, XC Shen, A Daly… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present the average distribution of energetic electrons in Jupiter's plasma sheet and
outer radiation belt near the magnetic equator during Juno's first 29 orbits. Juno observed a …

Jupiter's coordinate system transformations: A guide for future studies of the Jovian system

Y Wang, Y Wang, K Tang, D Kong - Earth and Space Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Juno mission, launched in 2011, has significantly advanced our understanding of
Jupiter's gravitational field, the solar wind and interplanetary conditions along its orbit, the …

Loss of energetic ions comprising the ring current populations of Jupiter's middle and inner magnetosphere

BH Mauk, F Allegrini, F Bagenal… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The low‐altitude, polar orbit of the Juno mission allows the Jupiter Energetic Particle
Detector Instrument to view into, and resolve, the loss cone of energetic ions comprising the …

Upward, MeV‐class electron beams over Jupiter's main aurora

BH Mauk, Q Ma, HN Becker… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Jupiter's poleward (Zone II) main aurora exhibits bi‐directional electron acceleration;
upward acceleration dominates but downward acceleration generates strong aurora. During …

Juno observations of Jupiter's magnetodisk plasma: Implications for equilibrium and dynamics

ZY Liu, M Blanc, N André, F Bagenal… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Jovian magnetodisk plays an essential role in the dynamics of the Jupiter system by
coupling its various components. Here, we investigate the Juno (JADE, JEDI, and MAG) …

A self‐consistent model of radial transport in the magnetodisks of gas giants including interhemispheric asymmetries

M Devinat, M Blanc, N André - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Outward transport of plasma in the inner and middle magnetospheres of gas giants results
from an interplay between mass loading from the inner dominant mass sources (volcanic …

A Juno‐Era View of Electric Currents in Jupiter's Magnetodisk

ZY Liu, M Blanc, QG Zong - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent observations from Juno provided a detailed view of Jupiter's magnetodisk, including
its magnetic fields, waves, plasmas, and energetic particles. Here, we contribute to Juno …