Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jgr....85.5709v&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, Nov. 1, 1980, p. 5709-5718. Navy-supported research;
Physics
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Earth Magnetosphere, Energetic Particles, Magnetic Signatures, Mimas, Satellite Atmospheres, Charged Particles, High Energy Electrons, Particle Diffusion, Pitch (Inclination), Saturn, Satellites, Mimas, Charged Particles, Absorption, Pioneer 11, Analysis, Electrons, Intensity, Flux Tubes, Magnetosphere, Diffusion, Enceladus, Geometry, Energy, Diagrams, Particles, Hypotheses, Spectrum
Scientific paper
In the present paper, the average long-term effect of Saturn's satellite Mimas on the distribution of trapped radiation (macrosignature) is examined, along with a microsignature of satellite absorption, specifically, a brief dip in charged particle intensities observed on the inbound pass of Pioneer 11 as it passed through the orbital range of Mimas. It is hypothesized that it is indeed the shadow of Mimas, in the sense that the observations reveal the effect of this satellite on a distribution of particles which interacted with it in the recent past and then drifted in longitude to the observational location. The hypothesis led to a characterization of the electron energy spectrum in Saturn's inner magnetosphere and to an estimate of the radial diffusion coefficient for such electrons.
Randall Bruce A.
Thomsen Michelle F.
Van Allen James A.
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