Wave-Particle Interactions Associated With Io's Auroral Footprint: Evidence of Alfvén, Ion Cyclotron, and Whistler Modes

A. H. Sulaiman; G. B. Hospodarsky; S. S. Elliott; W. S. Kurth; D. A. Gurnett; M. Imai; F. Allegrini; B. Bonfond; G. Clark; J. E.P. Connerney; R. W. Ebert; D. J. Gershman; V. Hue; S. Janser; S. Kotsiaros; C. Paranicas; O. Santolík; J. Saur; J. R. Szalay; S. J. Bolton

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Wave-Particle Interactions Associated With Io's Auroral Footprint: Evidence of Alfvén, Ion Cyclotron, and Whistler Modes

A. H. Sulaiman, G. B. Hospodarsky, S. S. Elliott, W. S. Kurth, D. A. Gurnett, M. Imai, F. Allegrini, B. Bonfond, G. Clark, J. E.P. Connerney, R. W. Ebert, D. J. Gershman, V. Hue, S. Janser, S. Kotsiaros, C. Paranicas, O. Santolík, J. Saur, J. R. Szalay, S. J. Bolton

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The electrodynamic coupling between Io and Jupiter gives rise to wave-particle interactions across multiple spatial scales. Here we report observations during Juno's 12th perijove (PJ) high-latitude northern crossing of the flux tube connected to Io's auroral footprint. We focus on plasma wave measurements, clearly differentiating between magnetohydrodynamic (MHD), ion, and electron scales. We find (i) evidence of Alfvén waves undergoing a turbulent cascade, suggesting Alfvénic acceleration processes together with observations of bi-directional, broadband electrons; (ii) intense ion cyclotron waves with an estimated heating rate that is consistent with the generation of ion conics reported by Clark et al. (2020, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090839); and (iii) whistler-mode auroral hiss radiation excited by field-aligned electrons. Such high-resolution wave and particle measurements provide an insight into satellite interactions in unprecedented detail. We further anticipate that these spatially well-constrained results can be more broadly applied to better understand processes of Jupiter's main auroral oval.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e2020GL088432
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	47
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088432
State	Published - Nov 28 2020
Externally published	Yes

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The authors gratefully acknowledge J. Faden and the use of Autoplot. The research at the University of Iowa was supported by NASA through Contract 699041X with the Southwest Research Institute. O. S. acknowledges support from the LTAUSA17070 project and from the Praemium Academiae Award.

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©2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.

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Alfvén waves
Io
Ion cyclotron waves
Jupiter
Wave-particle interaction
Whistler-mode waves

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Sulaiman, A. H., Hospodarsky, G. B., Elliott, S. S., Kurth, W. S., Gurnett, D. A., Imai, M., Allegrini, F., Bonfond, B., Clark, G., Connerney, J. E. P., Ebert, R. W., Gershman, D. J., Hue, V., Janser, S., Kotsiaros, S., Paranicas, C., Santolík, O., Saur, J., Szalay, J. R., & Bolton, S. J. (2020). Wave-Particle Interactions Associated With Io's Auroral Footprint: Evidence of Alfvén, Ion Cyclotron, and Whistler Modes. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(22), Article e2020GL088432. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088432

Sulaiman, AH, Hospodarsky, GB, Elliott, SS, Kurth, WS, Gurnett, DA, Imai, M, Allegrini, F, Bonfond, B, Clark, G, Connerney, JEP, Ebert, RW, Gershman, DJ, Hue, V, Janser, S, Kotsiaros, S, Paranicas, C, Santolík, O, Saur, J, Szalay, JR & Bolton, SJ 2020, 'Wave-Particle Interactions Associated With Io's Auroral Footprint: Evidence of Alfvén, Ion Cyclotron, and Whistler Modes', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 47, no. 22, e2020GL088432. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088432

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