RESULTS OF DECAMETRIC MONITORING OF THE COMET COLLISION WITH JUPITER

Decametric observations of Jupiter were made at frequencies from 16.7 to 32 MHz from the Maipu Radio Astronomy Observatory in Chile, the Uni versity of Florida Radio Observatory, and the Owens Valley Radio Obser vatory in California before, during, and after the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with the planet. No significant change in the general level of Jovian decametric activity that might be attributed to the c omet was observed. However, single bursts of possibly Jovian origin ap peared at two of the 12 fragment impact times during which we were obs erving. We are attempting to establish more definitely whether these t wo bursts really were Jovian, and assuming that they were, we are tent atively modeling the circumstances of their emission.