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Scientific paper
Jan 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982sci...215..577v&link_type=abstract
Science, vol. 215, Jan. 29, 1982, p. 577-582.
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Energetic Particles, Magnetospheric Electron Density, Magnetospheric Proton Density, Planetary Magnetospheres, Saturn Atmosphere, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Cosmic Rays, Flyby Missions, Magnetic Dipoles, Plasma Dynamics, Saturn Rings, Saturn Satellites, Solar Wind, Saturn, Magnetosphere, Voyager 2, Charged Particles, Cosmic Rays, Data, Protons, Flux, Electrons, Intensity, Solar Wind, Distance, Geometry, Bursts, Absorption, Satellites, Magnetic Properties, Dipole, Spectrum, Enceladus, Tethys, Magnetic Fields, Mod
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Results from the cosmic-ray system on Voyager 2 in Saturn's magnetosphere are presented. During the inbound pass through the outer magnetosphere, the not less than 0.43-million-electron-volt proton flux was more intense, and both the proton and electron fluxes were more variable, than previously observed. These changes are attributed to the influence on the magnetosphere of variations in the solar wind conditions. Outbound, beyond 18 Saturn radii, impulsive bursts of 0.14to greater than 1.0-million-electron-volt electrons were observed. In the inner magnetosphere, the charged particle absorption signatures of Mimas, Enceladus, and Tethys are used to constrain the possible tilt and offset of Saturn's internal magnetic dipole. At approximately 3 Saturn radii, a transient decrease was observed in the electron flux which was not due to Mimas. Characteristics of this decrease suggest the existence of additional material, perhaps another satellite, in the orbit of Mimas.
Chenette D. L.
Cummings Alan C.
Garrard Thomas L.
Lal Niranjan
McDonald Frank B.
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