Composition and Dynamics of Plasma in Saturn's Magnetosphere

T. Young, D.; J. Berthelier, J.; Blanc, Michel; L. Burch, J.; J. Bolton, S.; J. Coates, A.; J. Crary, F.; Goldstein, R.; Grandé, M.; W. Hill, T.; E. Johnson, R.; A. Baragiola, R.; Kelhä, Väinö; J. McComas, D.; Мурсула, К.; C. Sittler, E.; Svenes, K.; Szegő, K.; Tanskanen, P.; F. Thomsen, M.; Rao Bakshi, Srinivasa; L. Barraclough, B.; Bebesi, Z.; Delapp, D.; W. Dunlop, M.; T. Gosling, J.; D. Furman, J.; Gilbert, Lin; R. Glenn, D.; Holmlund, Christer; M. Illiano, J.; R. Lewis, G.; R. Linder, D.; Maurice, S.; J. McAndrews, H.; T. Narheim, B.; Pallier, E.; B. Reisenfeld, D.; M. Rymer, A.; T. Smith, H.; L. Tokar, R.; Vilppola, J.; Zinsmeyer, C.

doi:10.1126/science.1106151

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Composition and Dynamics of Plasma in Saturn's Magnetosphere

Published in Science • Feb 24, 2005

Authors:

D. T. Young

J. J. Berthelier

Michel Blanc

Abstract

During Cassini's initial orbit, we observed a dynamic magnetosphere composed primarily of a complex mixture of water-derived atomic and molecular ions. We have identified four distinct regions characterized by differences in both bulk plasma properties and ion composition. Protons are the dominant s...

Subject

Magnetosphere

Saturn

Plasma

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