Narrowband electromagnetic emissions from Saturn's magnetosphere

D A Gurnett; W Kurth; F Scarf

doi:10.1038/292733a0

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Narrowband electromagnetic emissions from Saturn's magnetosphere

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Narrowband electromagnetic emissions from Saturn's magnetosphere

D A Gurnett, W Kurth and F Scarf

Nature (London), Vol.292(5825), pp.733-737

01/01/1981

DOI: 10.1038/292733a0

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A series of narrowband electromagnetic emissions were detected by the plasma wave instrument onboard Voyager-1 coming from the inner region of Saturn's magnetosphere in the frequency range 3-30 kHz. These emissions have many similarities to continuum radiation detected in the Earth's magnetosphere and narrowband kilometric radiation in the Jupiter magnetosphere. The observed frequency spacing suggests that the emissions are being generated near Tethys, Dione, and Rhea, probably in regions of large plasma density gradients associated with boundaries of the plasma sheet.

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Title: Subtitle: Narrowband electromagnetic emissions from Saturn's magnetosphere
Creators: D A Gurnett - University of Iowa
W Kurth - University of Iowa
F Scarf - Defense Systems (United States)
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Nature (London), Vol.292(5825), pp.733-737
DOI: 10.1038/292733a0
ISSN: 0028-0836
eISSN: 1476-4687
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/1981
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984455266402771

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