Saturn's magnetospheric interaction with Titan as defined by Cassini encounters T9 and T18: New results

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Feb 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010p%26ss...58..327s&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, Volume 58, Issue 3, p. 327-350.

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We present new results of Cassini's T9 flyby with complementary observations from T18. Based on Cassini plasma spectrometer (CAPS) and Cassini magnetometer (MAG), compositional evidence shows the upstream flow for both T9 and T18 appears composed of light ions (H+ and H2+), with external pressures ˜30 times lower than that for the earlier TA flyby where heavy ions dominated the magnetospheric plasma. When describing the plasma heating and sputtering of Titan's atmosphere, T9 and T18 can be considered interactions of low magnetospheric energy input. On the other hand, T5, when heavy ion fluxes are observed to be higher than typical (i.e., TA), represents the limiting case of high magnetospheric energy input to Titan's upper atmosphere. Anisotropy estimates of the upstream flow are 1

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