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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 47, 期 18, 页码 -出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1029/2020GL089267
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- Southwest Research Institute
- NASA [NNM06AA75C]
We analyze precipitating electron fluxes connected to 18 crossings of Io's footprint tail aurora, over altitudes of 0.15 to 1.1 Jovian radii (R-J). The strength of precipitating electron fluxes is dominantly organized by Io-Alfven tail distance, the angle along Io's orbit between Io and an Alfven wave trajectory connected to the tail aurora. These fluxes best fit an exponential as a function of down-tail extent with ane-folding distance of 21 degrees. The acceleration region altitude likely increases down-tail, and the majority of parallel electron acceleration sustaining the tail aurora occurs above 1R(J)in altitude. We do not find a correlation between the tail fluxes and the power of the initial Alfven wave launched from Io. Finally, Juno has likely transited Io's Main Alfven Wing fluxtube, observing a characteristically distinct signature with precipitating electron fluxes similar to 600 mW/m(2)and an acceleration region extending as low as 0.4R(J)in altitude.
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