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20202026
most citedFirst direct measurement of auroral and equatorial jets in the stratosphere of Jupiter

38 citations · 97 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

An updated view of Jupiter's UV main auroral emission: large-scale analysis of UV and particle data from Juno's first 60 orbits

Linus Head, Denis Grodent, Bertrand Bonfond +9

The properties and origins of Jupiter's UV main auroral emission are, at present, not yet fully understood, particularly the extent to which its two distinct zones, the Zone-I and…

astro-ph.EP2026

The precipitation of protons and electrons in Jupiter's auroral regions: a statistical comparison based on Juno/JEDI data

B. Benmahi, N. André, V. Hue +8

Energetic electrons dominate the energy precipitated into Jupiter's auroral regions, but protons precipitate along the same field lines, with a contribution that remains poorly con…

astro-ph.EP2026

Energy distributions of precipitating electrons in Jupiter's auroral regions from combined Juno/JADE and Juno/JEDI measurements

B. Benmahi, V. Hue, N. André +17

Jupiter's auroras are produced by magnetospheric electrons precipitating into its atmosphere. Juno/JADE and Juno/JEDI together measure these electrons from 100 eV to 1 MeV. However…

astro-ph.EP2026

Detection of stratospheric HCN and tropospheric CO in Uranus and the implication for their sources

T. Cavalié, R. Moreno, C. Lefour +16

Uranus belongs to the category of ice giants that are common in our Galaxy. However, Uranus is one of the least explored and understood planets in our Solar System. This work aims…

astro-ph.IM2026

The ocean worlds science case for the Pollux spectropolarimeter

Vincent Hue, Bilal Benmahi, Mathieu Barthelemy +9

Pollux is a candidate European instrument contribution to the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), designed to advance our understanding of the formation and evolution of cosmic str…

astro-ph.EP2026

Observations of the temporal evolution of Saturn's stratosphere following the Great Storm of 2010-2011. II. Latitudinal distribution of CO and stratospheric winds

T. Cavalié, R. Moreno, C. Lefour +8

Saturn's Great Storm of 2010-2011 has produced two stratospheric hot spots, the "beacons," that eventually merged to produce a gigantic one in April and May 2011. This beacon pertu…

astro-ph.EP2026

Surveying exogenous species in Saturn with ALMA I. Detecting and Mapping CO

Deborah Bardet, Thierry Fouchet, Thibault Cavalié +5

The origin of carbon monoxide (CO) in Saturn's stratosphere remains uncertain, with proposed sources including internal thermochemical production, cometary impacts, and exogenic ma…

astro-ph.EP2025

Spatial variability of CH4 and C2H2 absorptions in Jupiter's auroral regions from Juno-UVS observations

J. Vinesse, B. Bonfond, B. Benmahi +8

Color ratios derived from molecular hydrogen emissions provide valuable diagnostics for the energy of precipitating electrons and the structure of the auroral atmosphere. We aim to…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

The Pedersen and Hall Conductances in the Jovian Polar Regions: New Maps based on a Broadband Electron Energy Distribution

G. Sicorello, D. Grodent, B. Bonfond +9

The ionospheric Pedersen and Hall conductances play an important role in understanding the exchanges of angular momentum, energy and matter between the magnetosphere and the ionosp…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 6 cited

The Polar Stratosphere of Jupiter

Vincent Hue, Thibault Cavalié, James A. Sinclair +13

Observations of the Jovian upper atmosphere at high latitudes in the UV, IR and mm/sub-mm all indicate that the chemical distributions and thermal structure are broadly influenced…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 8 cited

Impact of the transport of magnetospheric electrons on the composition of the Triton atmosphere

B. Benne, B. Benmahi, M. Dobrijevic +5

Due to its inclined orbit and the complex geometry of the magnetic field of Neptune, Triton experiences a highly variable magnetic environment. As precipitation of magnetospheric e…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 15 cited

Evidence for auroral influence on Jupiter's nitrogen and oxygen chemistry revealed by ALMA

Thibault Cavalié, Ladislav Rezac, Raphael Moreno +10

The localized delivery of new long-lived species to Jupiter's stratosphere by comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994 opened a window to constrain Jovian chemistry and dynamics by monitorin…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 8 cited

Effect of magnetospheric conditions on the morphology of Jupiter's UV main auroral emission, as observed by Juno-UVS

L. A. Head, D. Grodent, B. Bonfond +9

Auroral emissions are a reflection of magnetospheric processes, and, at Jupiter, it is not entirely certain how the morphology of the UV main emission (ME) varies with magnetospher…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 14 cited

Mapping the zonal winds of Jupiter's stratospheric equatorial oscillation

B. Benmahi, T. Cavalié, T. K. Greathouse +5

Since the 1950s, quasi-periodic oscillations have been studied in the terrestrial equatorial stratosphere. Other planets of the solar system present (or are expected to present) su…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 38 cited

First direct measurement of auroral and equatorial jets in the stratosphere of Jupiter

T. Cavalié, B. Benmahi, V. Hue +11

Context. The tropospheric wind pattern in Jupiter consists of alternating prograde and retrograde zonal jets with typical velocities of up to 100 m/s around the equator. At much hi…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 7 cited

18-year long monitoring of the evolution of H2O vapor in the stratosphere of Jupiter with the Odin space telescope

B. Benmahi, T. Cavalié, M. Dobrijevic +14

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacted Jupiter in July 1994, leaving its stratosphere with several new species, among them water vapor (H2O). With the aid of a photochemical model H2O can…