AN EXPLANATION OF SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION ENHANCEMENT FOLLOWING THE IMPACT OF SHOEMAKER-LEVY-9 WITH JUPITER

Authors
BRECHT SH PESSES M LYON JG GLADD NT MCDONALD SW
Citation
Sh. Brecht et al., AN EXPLANATION OF SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION ENHANCEMENT FOLLOWING THE IMPACT OF SHOEMAKER-LEVY-9 WITH JUPITER, Geophysical research letters, 22(13), 1995, pp. 1805-1808
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
22
Issue
13
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1805 - 1808
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1995)22:13<1805:AEOSEF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL-9) with Jupiter generated a m arked increase in synchrotron radiation levels, contrary to prediction s that cometary dust would reduce the observed level of synchrotron ra diation. The observed increase can be explained by the acceleration of magnetospheric electrons by shock waves emanating from fragment impac t points and propagating upward into the Jovian magnetosphere.