A Survey of Electron Conics at Jupiter Utilizing the JADE-E Data During Science Orbits 01, 03-30

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Key Points:

We surveyed the JADE-E data for science orbits 01, 03-30 and found upward, downward, and bidirectional electron conics 2.5% of the time

We observed all electron conics to occur most often at altitudes of 0.3-0.4 RJ and local times of 15-16h

We observed all electron conic types to have energies greater than 0.7 keV below an altitude of 0.5 RJ and over the main auroral region

Abstract

We present a survey of electron conics over Jupiter’s high latitude regions utilizing 22.6 hours of data from the Jovian Auroral Distribution Experiment electron (JADE-E) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during science orbits 01 and 03-30. We observed electron conics for about 2.5% of this time and characterized them into three types based on their direction of motion along Jupiter’s magnetic field lines: upward, downward, and bidirectional. We observed the upward electron conics most often and at energies of 0.057-80.1 keV, while we observed the downward electron conics least often and at energies of 0.073-1.2 keV. We observed bidirectional electron conics mostly around the same times and places as the upward electron conics having energies of 0.081-49.6 keV. We observed all electron conic types to occur mostly at altitudes 0.3-0.4 RJ and local times 15-16h. Furthermore, we observed all electron conic types to have energies greater than 0.7 keV below an altitude of 0.5 RJ and over the main auroral region.