Observations from Juno's Radiation Monitoring Investigation during Juno's Early Orbits

Heidi N. Becker*, John L. Jorgensen, Alberto Adriani, Alessandro Mura, John E.~P. Connerney, Daniel Santos-Costa, Scott J. Bolton, Steven M. Levin, James W. Alexander, Virgil Adumitroaie, Emily A. Manor-Chapman, Ingrid J. Daubar, Clifford Lee, Mathias Benn, Troelz Denver, Julia Sushkova, Andrea Cicchetti, Raffaella Noschese, Richard M. Thorne

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    Abstract

    Juno’s Radiation Monitoring (RM) Investigation profiles Jupiter’s >10-MeV electron environment throughout unexplored regions of the Jovian magnetosphere. RM’s measurement approach involves active retrieval of the characteristic noise signatures from penetrating radiation in images obtained by Juno’s heavily shielded star cameras and science instruments. Collaborative observation campaigns of “radiation image” collection and penetrating particle counts are conducted at targeted opportunities within the magnetosphere during each of Juno’s perijove passes using the spacecraft Stellar Reference Unit, the Magnetic Field Investigation’s Advanced Stellar Compass Imagers, and the JIRAM infrared imager. Simultaneous observations gathered from these very different instruments provide comparative spectral information due to substantial differences in instrument shielding. Juno’s orbit provides a unique sampling of energetic particles within Jupiter’s innermost radiation belts and polar regions. We present a survey of observations of the high energy radiation environment made by Juno’s SRU and ASC star cameras and the JIRAM infrared imager during Juno’s early perijove passes on  August 27 and December 11, 2016; and February 2 and March 27, 2017. The JPL author’s copyright for this publication is held by the California Institute of Technology. Government Sponsorship acknowledged.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number5408
    JournalGeophysical Research Abstracts
    Volume19
    Number of pages1
    ISSN1607-7962
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    EventEGU General Assembly 2017: European GEosciences Union 2017 - Vienna, Austria
    Duration: 23 Apr 201728 Apr 2017
    http://www.egu2017.eu

    Conference

    ConferenceEGU General Assembly 2017
    Country/TerritoryAustria
    CityVienna
    Period23/04/201728/04/2017
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