Probing Jovian Decametric Emission with the Long Wavelength Array Station 1

TL;DR

This paper presents high-resolution observations of Jupiter's decametric radio emissions using LWA1, revealing detailed spectral features, polarization characteristics, and early Io-related emissions, advancing understanding of Jovian radio mechanisms.

Contribution

First high-quality low-frequency observations of Jovian DAM with detailed polarization and spectral analysis, providing new insights into emission start times and source structures.

Findings

Detected early Io-C emissions at CMLIII = 230° near 11 MHz

Observed continuous modulation lane structures across polarizations

Identified co-spatial origins of S-bursts and N-events

Abstract

New observations of Jupiter's decametric radio emissions have been made with the Long Wavelength Array Station 1 (LWA1) which is capable of making high quality observations as low as 11 MHz. Full Stokes parameters were determined for bandwidths of 16 MHz. Here we present the first LWA1 results for the study of six Io-related events at temporal resolutions as fine as 0.25 ms. LWA1 data show excellent spectral detail in Jovian DAM such as simultaneous left hand circular (LHC) and right hand circular (RHC) polarized Io-related arcs and source envelopes, modulation lane features, S-bursts structures, narrow band N-events, and interactions between S-bursts and N-events. The sensitivity of the LWA1 combined with the low radio frequency interference environment allow us to trace the start of the LHC Io-C source region to much earlier CMLIII than typically found in the literature. We find the Io-C starts as early as CMLIII = 230 degrees at frequencies near 11 MHz. This early start of the Io-C emission may be valuable for refining models of the emission mechanism. We also detect modulation lane structures that appear continuous across LHC and RHC emissions, suggesting that both polarizations may originate from the same hemisphere of Jupiter. We present a study of rare S-bursts detected during an Io-D event and show drift rates are consistent with those from other Io-related sources. Finally, S-N burst events are seen in high spectral and temporal resolution and our data strongly support the co-spatial origins of these events.