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The Pitch Angles of Electrons in Jupiter’s Radiation Belt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

J. A. Roberts
J. A. Roberts*
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
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The radio emission from Jupiter in the frequency range from ∽ 50 MHz to ∽ 5 GHz is mainly synchrotron emission from electrons in the intense radiation belt which surrounds Jupiter out to several planetary radii. Information about the pitch angles of these electrons can be derived both from the radio observations and from the Pioneer space probe observations. In this communication we discuss the pitch angle distribution inferred from the radio data and the apparent conflict with the Pioneer data.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , September 1976 , pp. 53 - 55
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1976

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