Space Science Reviews

, Volume 60, Issue 1–4, pp 91–109 | Cite as

The Lightning And Radio Emission Detector (LRD) instrument

  • L. J. Lanzerotti
  • K. Rinnert
  • G. Dehmel
  • F. O. Gliem
  • E. P. Krider
  • M. A. Uman
  • G. Umlauft
  • J. Bach
Article

Abstract

The Lightning and Radio Emission Detector (LRD) instrument will be carried by the Galileo Probe into Jupiter's atmosphere. The LRD will verify the existence of lightning in the atmosphere and will determine the details of many of its basic characteristics. The instrument, operated in its magnetospheric mode at distances of about 5, 4, 3, and 2 planetary radii from Jupiter's center, will also measure the radio frequency (RF) noise spectrum in Jupiter's magnetosphere. The LRD instrument is composed of a ferritecore radio frequency antenna (∼ 100 Hz to ∼ 100 kHz) and two photodiodes mounted behind individual fisheye lenses. The output of the RF antenna is analyzed both separately and in coincidence with the optical signals from the photodiodes. The RF antenna provides data both in the frequency domain (with three narrow-band channels, primarily for deducing the physical properties of distant lightning) and in the time domain with a priority scheme (primarily for determining from individual RF waveforms the physical properties of closeby-lightning).

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Atmosphere Frequency Domain Radio Frequency Basic Characteristic Optical Signal 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • L. J. Lanzerotti
    • 1
    • 2
  • K. Rinnert
    • 2
  • G. Dehmel
    • 3
  • F. O. Gliem
    • 4
  • E. P. Krider
    • 5
  • M. A. Uman
    • 6
  • G. Umlauft
    • 2
  • J. Bach
    • 4
    • 7
  1. 1.AT&T Bell LaboratoriesMurray HillUSA
  2. 2.Max-Planck-Institut für AeronomieKatlenburg-LindauGermany
  3. 3.Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Univ. BraunschweigBraunschweigGermany
  4. 4.Institut für Datenverarbeitungsanlagen, Univ. BraunschweigBraunschweigGermany
  5. 5.University of ArizonaTucsonUSA
  6. 6.Department of Electrical EngineeringUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleUSA
  7. 7.Dornier SystemsFriedrichshafen, ImmenstadtGermany

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