A study of Jupiter's auroral X-rays

木星是太阳系中最大的行星，它有很强的磁场，在包括紫外线和X射线在内的几个波长上都有惊人的极光发射。这个项目的重点是使用包括钱德拉在内的太空望远镜来观测木星的X射线辐射，了解它们的强度，它们是如何在地球两极传播的，以及它们是否会以任何特定的周期跳动。然后，所有这些特征(亮度、形态、周期)都可以用来探索这些X射线是如何产生的潜在物理原理。来自遥远太空望远镜的观测数据可以与朱诺号等航天器的数据进行比较，朱诺号围绕木星运行，并直接采样木星的磁环境(磁层)的性质。

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system, with a strong magnetic field and dramatic auroral emissions in several wavelengths including UV and X-ray. This project will focus on the use of space telescopes including Chandra to observe Jupiter's X-ray emissions and understand their intensity, how they are spread around the poles of the planet, and whether they may pulse with any particular periodicity. All of these features (brightness, morphology, periodicity) can then be used to probe the underlying physics of how these X-rays are generated. The observations from remote space telescopes can be compared to data from spacecraft such as Juno which orbit Jupiter and sample the properties of its magnetic environment (magnetosphere) directly.