Interaction of the Jovian Magnetosphere with Cometary Dust from Shoemaker-Levy 9

PI将对木星磁层与来自Shoemaker-Levy 9彗星尘埃的相互作用进行全面研究。 他们计划探索尘埃粒子的空间演变，从（1）彗星的分裂，（2）在原子核从分裂到重返大气层的两年旅程中，怀疑低水平彗星活动，以及（3）磁层内带电尘埃云的运动。 PI将与其他一些观察员合作，分析来自伽利略和伽利略的尘埃探测器观测结果。 此外，他们的模型将被用来解释观测到的一些原子核重新进入磁层时尘埃轨迹的扭曲。 该项目的最终目标是提供木星磁层中彗星尘埃时空演变的详细清单。

The PIs will perform a comprehensive study of the interaction of the jovian magnetosphere with cometary dust from Shoemaker-Levy 9. They plan to explore the spatial evolution of dust particles from (1) the breakup of the comet, (2) the suspected low level cometary activity during the two year trip of the nuclei from breakup until reentry, and (3) the motion of charged dust clouds inside the magnetosphere. Collaborating with a number of other observers, the PIs will analyze the dust detector observation from Ulysses and Galileo. In addition, their models will be used to explain the observed distortion of the dust trails as some of the nuclei reentered the magnetosphere. The ultimate goal of this project is to provide a detailed inventory of the spatial and temporal evolution of cometary dust in Jupiter's magnetosphere.***