Mathematics
Scientific paper
Apr 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992esasp.338..125g&link_type=abstract
In its Symposium on Titan p 125-128 (SEE N92-32348 23-91)
Mathematics
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Atmospheric Ionization, Lightning, Satellite Atmospheres, Titan, Wave Propagation, Mathematical Models, Meteor Trails
Scientific paper
The meteoric layer hypothesis which states that the precipitation of meteorites is the likely mechanics for the generation of an ionized layer at an altitude of 500 to 600 km above Titan is checked against constraints imposed by space observations. It was considered that the absence of electrophilic species in the atmosphere of Titan, an efficient charge exchange mechanism between ambient ions and metallic ions of meteoric origin and the low coefficient which characterizes the radiative recombination of atomic ions might be responsible for the existence of a dense plasma layer that would prevent the upward escape of electromagnetic waves with frequencies of up to several MHz. However, no ionization layers and no lightning spherics were detected when Voyager 1 approached Titan in Nov. 1980.
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