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Bremsstrahlung x rays from jovian auroral electrons
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Waite Jr., J. Hunter |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | In a recent paper by D. D. Barbosa, it is argued that electron bremsstrahlung is the most likely source of the auroral x-ray emissions that have been observed at Jupiter. Barbosa bases his argument on observational and theoretical studies of the production of secondary electrons in the Earth's aurora. It is argued here that Barbosa's interpretation is flawed because it ignors the constraint that the primary electron distribution parameters place on the parameters for the secondary electron distribution. As a result, Barbosa's postulated secondary electron fluxes are over three orders of magnitude greater than the theory of auroral electrons permits. |
| File Size | 424577 |
| Page Count | 13 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920004693 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6741pf5w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Earth Atmosphere X Rays Bremsstrahlung Auroras Jupiter Atmosphere Electron Distribution Electrons Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
