Journal article
A survey of electrostatic waves in Saturn's magnetosphere
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol.88(A11), pp.8959-8970
11/01/1983
DOI: 10.1029/JA088iA11p08959
Abstract
The Voyager 1 and 2 plasma wave instruments have provided initial observations of electrostatic waves in Saturn's magnetosphere. In general, the emissions at Saturn are similar to those found at earth and Jupiter, although there are significant differences in some of the detailed characteristics. In this paper an overview is presented of the various types of electrostatic waves in the Saturnian magnetosphere, including Langmuir waves and electron cyclotron harmonic emissions. The temporal and spectral character, amplitude, and regions of occurrence for the various classes of emissions are summarized. These characteristics are compared with those of the terrestrial and Jovian counterparts with the goal of understanding how major differences in the magnetospheric configuration might contribute to the observed differences. Finally, the theory of electron cyclotron harmonic emissions is used to gain an insight into the electron distributions and possible wave-particle interactions in Saturn's magnetosphere.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A survey of electrostatic waves in Saturn's magnetosphere
- Creators
- W. S. Kurth - Iowa UnivD. A. Gurnett - Iowa, UniversityF. L. Scarf - TRW, IncD. D. Barbosa - California, University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol.88(A11), pp.8959-8970
- DOI
- 10.1029/JA088iA11p08959
- ISSN
- 0148-0227
- eISSN
- 2156-2202
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/1983
- Description audience
- PUBLIC
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984455280502771
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