Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufmsm21b1896j&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #SM21B-1896
Physics
[2723] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetic Reconnection, [2744] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetotail, [6275] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Saturn
Scientific paper
We present observations and statistics of more than 60 reconnection signatures in Saturn’s magnetotail during 2006, when the Cassini spacecraft was orbiting near the equatorial plane at radial distances out to 68 RS. We see examples of both direct plasmoid encounters, as well as observations of travelling compression regions (TCRs), as evidenced by changes in the orientation of the magnetic field. Some events are isolated, whereas others occur in quick succession, suggesting that multiple plasmoids are linked to single reconnection events in Saturn’s magnetotail. We present statistics on the amplitude and duration of these events, and comment on the evolution of such structures with increasing radial distance down the tail.
Dougherty K. M. K. M.
Jackman Caitriona M.
Slavin James Arthur
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