Publication Date:
2005-05-17
Description:
The Cassini Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) Langmuir probe (LP) sensor observed the cold plasma environment around Titan during the first two flybys. The data show that conditions in Saturn's magnetosphere affect the structure and dynamics deep in the ionosphere of Titan. The maximum measured ionospheric electron number density reached 3800 per cubic centimeter near closest approach, and a complex chemistry was indicated. The electron temperature profiles are consistent with electron heat conduction from the hotter Titan wake. The ionospheric escape flux was estimated to be 10(25) ions per second.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Wahlund, J E -- Bostrom, R -- Gustafsson, G -- Gurnett, D A -- Kurth, W S -- Pedersen, A -- Averkamp, T F -- Hospodarsky, G B -- Persoon, A M -- Canu, P -- Neubauer, F M -- Dougherty, M K -- Eriksson, A I -- Morooka, M W -- Gill, R -- Andre, M -- Eliasson, L -- Muller-Wodarg, I -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2005 May 13;308(5724):986-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Box 537, SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden. jwe@irfu.se〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15894529" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Atmosphere
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Extraterrestrial Environment
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Ions
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Magnetics
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*Saturn
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Spacecraft
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Temperature
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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