Jovian radiation belt particle dynamics and aurora
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and is found to have spectacular aurora and even stronger radiation belts compared to the Earth. We are studying how particles are accelerated to ultrarelativistic energies in Jovian magnetosphere and understanding generation of Jupiter's aurora using NASA's latest Juno mission.
![Juno mission [Credit: NASA]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/764b83_073e9d6d0c3f416a88067522e7c8e2b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_146,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/764b83_073e9d6d0c3f416a88067522e7c8e2b8~mv2.jpg)
NASA's Juno mission [Credit: NASA]
Orbits of the Juno spacecraft [Credit: NASA]
Publications:
Li, W. et al (2017). Understanding the Origin of Jupiter's Diffuse Aurora Using Juno's First Perijove Observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 44. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075545.
Zhang, X.-J., R. M. Thorne, Q. Ma, W. Li, B. H. Mauk, C. Paranicas, D. K. Haggerty, J. E. P. Connerney, and S. J. Bolton (2017), Searching for low-altitude magnetic field anomalies by using observations of the energetic particle loss cone on JUNO, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, doi:10.1002/2017GL072902.
Ma, Q., R. M. Thorne, W. Li, X.-J. Zhang, B. H. Mauk, W. S. Kurth, J. E. P. Connerney, F. Banenal, and S. J. Bolton (2017), Electron butterfly distributions at particular magnetic latitudes observed during Juno's perijove pass, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, doi:10.1002/2017GL072983.
Li, W., Shen, X.‐C.*, Menietti, J. D., Ma, Q.*, Zhang, X.‐J., Kurth, W. S., & Hospodarsky, G. B. (2020). Global Distribution of Whistler Mode Waves in Jovian Inner Magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL088198. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088198
Zhang, X.‐J., Ma, Q.*, Artemyev, A. V., Li, W., Kurth, W. S., Mauk, B. H., et al. (2020). Plasma Sheet Boundary Layer in Jupiter's Magnetodisk as Observed by Juno. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 125, e2020JA027957. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA027957
Ma, Q.*, Li, W., Zhang, X.‐J., & Bagenal, F. (2020). Energetic Electron Scattering due to Whistler Mode Chorus Waves Using Realistic Magnetic Field and Density Models in Jupiter’s Magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 125, e2020JA027968. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA02796
Li, W., Ma, Q.*, Shen, X.-C.*, Zhang, X.-J., Mauk, B. H., Clark, G., et al. (2021). Quantification of Diffuse Auroral Electron Precipitation Driven by Whistler Mode Waves at Jupiter, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL095457. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL095457