NASA NTRS · 19880041976
Radio emissions from Uranus
Abstract
The hardware of the Planetary Radio Astronomy Experiment aboard Voyager 2 and the results of the measurements of radio emissions from Uranus are described. Strong 40-kHz to 850-kHz radio emissions were detected after closest approach on the day-side of Uranus. The time variations of these emissions were periodic, with a period of 17.24 h closely matching that of Uranus's rotation and evidently being controlled by the strength and shape of its magnetic field. The instrument also recorded possible Uranian electrostatic discharges, vertex early arcs occurring in sequences of more than a dozen events with approximately 10-min period, and very intense isolated bursts lasting tens of minutes.
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Warwick, J. W., Evans, D. R., Romig, J. H., Sawyer, C. B.. 1987-01-01. Radio emissions from Uranus. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880041976
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