Composition and dynamics of plasma in Saturn's magnetosphere

D.T. Young; J.-J. Berthelier; M. Blanc; J.L. Burch; S. Bolton; A.J. Coates; F.J. Crary; R. Goldstein; M. Grande; T.W. Hill; R.E. Johnson; R.A. Baragiola; Väinö Kelha; D.J. McComas; K. Mursula; E.C. Sittler; K.R. Svenes; K. Szegö; P. Tanskanen; M.F. Thomsen; S. Bakshi; B.L. Barraclough; Z. Bebesi; D. Delapp; M.W. Dunlop; J.T. Gosling; J.D. Furman; L.K. Gilbert; D. Glenn; Christer Holmlund; J.-M.. Illiano; G.R. Lewis; D.R. Linder; S. Maurice; H.J. McAndrews; B.T. Narheim; E. Pallier; D. Reisenfeld; A.M. Rymer; H.T. Smith; R.L. Tokar; J. Vilppola; C. Zinsmeyer

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Composition and dynamics of plasma in Saturn's magnetosphere

D.T. Young (Corresponding Author), J.-J. Berthelier, M. Blanc, J.L. Burch, S. Bolton, A.J. Coates, F.J. Crary, R. Goldstein, M. Grande, T.W. Hill, R.E. Johnson, R.A. Baragiola, Väinö Kelha, D.J. McComas, K. Mursula, E.C. Sittler, K.R. Svenes, K. Szegö, P. Tanskanen, M.F. ThomsenS. Bakshi, B.L. Barraclough, Z. Bebesi, D. Delapp, M.W. Dunlop, J.T. Gosling, J.D. Furman, L.K. Gilbert, D. Glenn, Christer Holmlund, J.-M.. Illiano, G.R. Lewis, D.R. Linder, S. Maurice, H.J. McAndrews, B.T. Narheim, E. Pallier, D. Reisenfeld, A.M. Rymer, H.T. Smith, R.L. Tokar, J. Vilppola, C. Zinsmeyer

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During Cassini's initial orbit, we observed a dynamic magnetosphere composed primarily of a complex mixture of water-derived atomic and molecular ions. We have identified four distinct regions characterized by differences in both bulk plasma properties and ion composition. Protons are the dominant species outside about 9 R_S (where R_S is the radial distance from the center of Saturn), whereas inside, the plasma consists primarily of a corotating comet-like mix of water-derived ions with ∼3% N⁺. Over the A and B rings, we found an ionosphere in which O₂⁺ and O⁺ are dominant, which suggests the possible existence of a layer of O₂ gas similar to the atmospheres of Europa and Ganymede.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1262 - 1266
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	307
Issue number	5713
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1106151
Publication status	Published - 2005
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Young, D. T., Berthelier, J.-J., Blanc, M., Burch, J. L., Bolton, S., Coates, A. J., Crary, F. J., Goldstein, R., Grande, M., Hill, T. W., Johnson, R. E., Baragiola, R. A., Kelha, V., McComas, D. J., Mursula, K., Sittler, E. C., Svenes, K. R., Szegö, K., Tanskanen, P., ... Zinsmeyer, C. (2005). Composition and dynamics of plasma in Saturn's magnetosphere. Science, 307(5713), 1262 - 1266. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1106151

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Composition and dynamics of plasma in Saturn's magnetosphere

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