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The far-ultraviolet main auroral emission at Jupiter - Part 1: Dawn-dusk brightness asymmetries

Khurana, K. K.; Badman, S. V.; Bonfond, B. +6 more

The main auroral emission at Jupiter generally appears as a quasi-closed curtain centered around the magnetic pole. This auroral feature, which accounts for approximately half of the total power emitted by the aurorae in the ultraviolet range, is related to corotation enforcement currents in the middle magnetosphere. Early models for these current…

The far-ultraviolet main auroral emission at Jupiter - Part 2: Vertical emission profile

Khurana, K. K.; Badman, S. V.; Bonfond, B. +6 more

The aurorae at Jupiter are made up of many different features associated with a variety of generation mechanisms. The main auroral emission, also known as the main oval, is the most prominent of them as it accounts for approximately half of the total power emitted by the aurorae in the ultraviolet range. The energy of the precipitating electrons i…