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The Correlation of Jupiter Moon Aurora Brightness and Plasma Torus Density
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
2024 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

upiter is surrounded by a large torus of plasma. When the Galilean moons ofJupiter move through the plasma environment, aurora is generated in the moons'atmospheres. The purpose of this report was to investigate the correlation between theplasma torus density and the brightness of the aurora on the moons Io and Europa, takinginto account the topology of Jupiter's magnetic field. If a clear correlation could beestablished, data on the moon aurora could be used as indicators for the plasmaenvironment. A model for the plasma torus was created by combining equations describingplasma density with a magnetic field model that considers the internal and external magneticfield. The internal field is a result of electric currents inside the planet, while the external fieldis the part that results from currents of plasma.Moderate correlations between aurora brightness and plasma density were found for both Ioand Europa. Neglecting the external field in the magnetic field model did not have anysignificant effect on the correlation. The correlations became stronger when data was dividedand normalised according to different time periods, suggesting changes over time in eithermoon atmospheres or plasma torus density, which are not considered in the model. Thecorrelation was also found to be stronger on the dusk side than on the dawn side of Jupiter,which is in accordance with a previous bachelor thesis.

Abstract [sv]

Jupiter är omgiven av en vidsträckt plasmatorus. När Jupiters galileiskamånar kolliderar med plasman resulterar det i aurora i månarnas atmosfär. Syftet med denhär rapporten var att undersöka kopplingen mellan densiteten på Jupiters plasmatorus ochaurorans ljusstyrka på månarna Io och Europa, med hänsyn till Jupiters magnetfälts topologi.Om en tydlig korrelation kunde fastställas skulle data från månarnas aurora kunna användassom indikatorer för plasmans tillstånd. En modell för plasmatorusen utformades genom attkombinera ekvationer för plasmadensiteten med en modell för Jupiters magnetfält som tarhänsyn till det inre och yttre magnetfältet. Det inre magnetfältet uppstår på grund avelektriska strömmar inuti Jupiter, och det yttre magnetfältet är ett resultat avplasmaströmmar.En måttlig korrelation mellan aurorans ljusstyrka och plasmadenisteten hittades för både Iooch Europa. Korrelationen förändrades inte nämnvärt om det yttre fältet ignorerades imagnetfältsmodellen. Korrelationen blev starkare när datan delades upp och normaliseradesenligt olika tidsperioder, vilket tyder på att plasmadensiteten eller månarnas atmosfärmöjligtvis varierar över tid, något som modellen inte tog hänsyn till. Korrelationen var ocksåstarkare på skymningssidan än gryningssidan, vilket stämmer överens med en tidigarekandidatexamensrapport.

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2024. , p. 417-424
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TRITA-EECS-EX ; 2024:170
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Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-359375OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-359375DiVA, id: diva2:1933056
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Kandidatexamensarbete Elektroteknik EECS 2024Available from: 2025-01-30 Created: 2025-01-30

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