Characteristics and Evolution of ion cyclotron waves in Saturn's magnetosphere associated with Cassini's engine exhaust.

Physics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

5734 Magnetic Fields And Magnetism, 5737 Magnetospheres (2756), 6275 Saturn

Scientific paper

On the day of Cassini's insertion on Saturn's magnetosphere (July 1, 2004) a long (90 minute) burst of ion cyclotron waves was observed. These waves were left-hand, elliptically polarized, and propagated at relatively large angles to the ambient magnetic field. Previous work (Russell et al., 2005) showed that the waves' frequency band was moderately broad and consistent with the singly ionized components of the engine exhaust gases: CO2, N2, CO, and H2O. Thus, wave origin has been explained in terms of an ion instability generated by ring- beam ions produced from the engine exhaust gases. In this work we analyze in further detail waves' characteristics and evolution.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Characteristics and Evolution of ion cyclotron waves in Saturn's magnetosphere associated with Cassini's engine exhaust. does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Characteristics and Evolution of ion cyclotron waves in Saturn's magnetosphere associated with Cassini's engine exhaust., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Characteristics and Evolution of ion cyclotron waves in Saturn's magnetosphere associated with Cassini's engine exhaust. will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1035557

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.