A self-consistent model of plasma and neutrals at Saturn: The ion tori

被引：35

作者：

Richardson, JD ^{[1
]}

Jurac, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Ctr Space Res, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2004年 / 31卷 / 24期

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D O I：

10.1029/2004GL020959

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

We self-consistently solve models for the plasma transport and chemistry and the neutral density. These models yield a plasma composition in Saturn's magnetosphere which is consistent with the high neutral densities known to be present. We find that the molecular ions OH+ and H2O+ make up over 80% of the ion density, with more H2O+ than OH+ inside 6 R-S and equal amounts of OH+ and H2O+ outside 6 R-S. These predictions will be directly tested by Cassini in the near future.

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