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Publication Detail
Composition and dynamics of plasma in Saturn's magnetosphere
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Publication Type:Journal article
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Publication Sub Type:Article
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Authors:Young DT, Berthelier J-J, Blanc M, Burch JL, Bolton S, COATES AJ, Crary FJ, Dunlop MW, Goldstein R, Grande M, Hill TW, Johnson RE, Baragiola RA, Kelha V, McComas DJ, Mursula K, Sittler EC, Svenes KR, Szego K, Tanskanen P, Thomsen MF, Bakshi S, Barraclough BL, Bebesi Z, Delapp D, Dunlop MW, Gosling JT, Furman JD, GILBERT LK, Glenn D, Holmlund C, Illiano J-M, LEWIS GR, LINDER DR, Maurice S, McANDREWS HJ, Narheim BT, Pallier E, Reisenfeld D, RYMER AM, Smith HT, Tokar RL, Vilppola J, Zinsmeyer C
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Publication date:02/2005
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Pagination:1262, 1265
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Journal:Science
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Volume:307
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Print ISSN:0036-8075
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Keywords:Saturn, magnetosphere, plasma, composition, dynamics
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 species outside about 9 RS (where RS is the radial distance from the center of Saturn), whereas inside, the plasma consists primarily of a corotating comet-like mix of water-derived ions with ~3% N+. Over the A and B rings, we found an ionosphere in which O2+ and O+ are dominant, which suggests the possible existence of a layer of O2 gas similar to the atmospheres of Europa and Ganymede.
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