Journal article
Energetic ion acceleration in Saturn's magnetotail: Substorms at Saturn?
Geophysical research letters, Vol.32(20), pp.L20S01-n/a
10/2005
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022647
Abstract
The Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument (MIMI) Ion and Neutral Camera (INCA) on the Cassini spacecraft has recorded abrupt increases in energetic neutral atom flux coming from the general direction of Saturn's magnetotail. These bursts of ion activity in the tail are well correlated with enhancements in the Saturn kilometric radiation. Given the similarities between these events and substorm activity on Earth, including their dependence on interplanetary conditions, we conclude that Earth‐like substorms occur within Saturn's magnetosphere.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Energetic ion acceleration in Saturn's magnetotail: Substorms at Saturn?
- Creators
- D. G. Mitchell - Johns Hopkins UniversityP. C. Brandt - Johns Hopkins UniversityE. C. Roelof - Johns Hopkins UniversityJ. Dandouras - Centre D'Etude Spatiale Des RayonnementsS. M. Krimigis - Johns Hopkins UniversityB. H. Mauk - Johns Hopkins UniversityC. P. Paranicas - Johns Hopkins UniversityN. Krupp - Max‐Planck‐Institut für SonnensystemforschungD. C. Hamilton - University of MarylandW. S. Kurth - University of IowaP. Zarka - Observatory of ParisM. K. Dougherty - Imperial CollegeE. J. Bunce - University of LeicesterD. E. Shemansky - University of Southern California Los Angeles
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Geophysical research letters, Vol.32(20), pp.L20S01-n/a
- DOI
- 10.1029/2005GL022647
- ISSN
- 0094-8276
- eISSN
- 1944-8007
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2005
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984455658202771
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