Fast radio imaging of Jupiter's magnetosphere at low-frequencies with LOFAR

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 52, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1455-1467

  Zarka, P ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Jupiter; LOFAR; Magnetosphere; Planetology; Radio astronomy; Radio emission; Solar system

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRON RADIATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADIO; SOLAR SYSTEM;

JUPITER; LOFAR; PLANETOLOGY; RADIO EMISSIONS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 9944256066     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2004.09.017     Document Type: Article

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