Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufmsm23a0290c&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #SM23A-0290
Physics
2778 Ring Current, 5737 Magnetospheres (2756), 6275 Saturn, 6280 Saturnian Satellites
Scientific paper
We extend to the more-distant Kronian magnetotail our initial investigation of Saturn's magnetospheric suprathermal (30-220 keV/e) heavy ion composition using the Cassini/MIMI/CHEMS Charge-Energy-Mass Spectrometer. Saturn's ionosphere, its rings and satellites, and the solar wind dynamically contribute to Saturn's magnetospheric particle populations. By the end of 2006 the Cassini spacecraft will have completed its deepest currently planned magnetotail orbits. We will compare the newest suprathermal ion measurements at Kronian distances R from 20 to ~68 Rs (Saturn radii) downtail to those measured closer to Saturn at R < 20 Rs. We do this in order to assess whether magnetosphere-origin or solar-wind-origin particles appear to generally dominate the extant magnetospheric populations sampled to ~68 Rs downtail.
Christon Stephen P.
Hamilton Douglas C.
Krimigis Stamatios M.
Mitchell Donald G.
Paranicas Chris
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