And 1-day summaries for greater detail:
Spectrum Analyzer Mode:
Wideband Mode: (This is mostly irrelevant since little or no wideband data will be obtained in the Survey--only occasional fill data and data which is automatically recorded with remote sensing recorded observations)
The purpose of this observation is to complement plasma sheet obserations at other radial distances and local times in order to characterize it over general regions in the Jovian magnetosphere. Specific objectives for this observation for the plasma wave investigation includes observing the low- frequency cutoff of the trapped continuum radiation in order to be able to accurately determine the plasma frequency, hence, plasma density on time scales of about 10 seconds, using these plasma densities to look for sharply-defined density structures such as those observed by Voyager as possible evidence for the interchange instability, look for Z-mode emissions near the L=0 frequency and upper hybrid bands on the high latitude edge of the plasma sheet in order to determine their role in the generation of the continuum radiation, search for broadband electrostatic noise and electrostatic solitary waves as evidence for magnetic connection to the high latitude auroral oval, and to generally support magnetospheric studies of the plasma sheet by providing high resolution plasma wave spectra, especially below about 1 kHz. Record for ~30 minutes beginning at about 01:21 on day 357 (22 December) 1996 at a distance of ~33.3 Rj.
Spectrum Analyzer Mode:
Wideband Mode:
Playback Strategy:
Return LPW (Golay) wideband data at rate of 4:1 by returning every 4th waveform snapshot. Because of limited resources, this observation may not be played back.
For this encounter Galileo passes through the wake of the satellite. The plasma wave observations are designed to look for the effects of ion pick-up of material from Europa by concentrating on the lowest frequencies and looking for evidence of various ion modes in the wake. Record LPW for ~45 minutes beginning at about 06:44 on December 19, 1996/ day 354.
Spectrum Analyzer Mode:
Wideband Mode:
Playback Strategy:
Return LPW (Golay) wideband data at a rate of 2:1 by sending back every other waveform snapshot.
