Jovian auroral spectroscopy with FUSE: Analysis of self-absorption and implications for electron precipitation

Icarus

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 336-355

  Gustin, J ^a   Feldman, P D ^b   Gerard J C ^a   Grodent, D ^a   Vidal Madjar, A ^c   Jaffel, L Ben ^c   Desert, J M ^c   Moos, H W ^b   Sahnow, D J ^b   Weaver, H A ^b   Wolven, B C ^b   Ajello, J M ^d   Waite, J H ^e   Roueff, E ^f   Abgrall, H ^f  

^a Lab de Phys Atmosph/Planetaire   (Belgium)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Aurora; Jupiter; Spectroscopy; Ultraviolet observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544249145     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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