Ion trajectories in Saturn's magnetosphere near Titan

被引:14
作者
Ledvina, SA [1 ]
Cravens, TE
Salman, A
Kecskemety, K
机构
[1] Univ Kansas, Dept Phys & Astron, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[2] KFKI Res Inst Particle & Nucl Phys, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
来源
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES AND MAGNETOSPHERES | 2000年 / 26卷 / 10期
基金
美国国家航空航天局; 美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0273-1177(00)00075-2
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
We numerically determine the trajectories of several ions in the vicinity of Titan using for the required electric and magnetic fields the output from a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic model of Titan. These trajectories are analyzed to provide insight into the external plasma interaction with that satellite as well as to make predictions for the Cassini Orbiter particle experiments (Young et al., 1998). (C) 2000 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1691 / 1695
页数:5
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