Journal article
The electromagnetic pickup of submicron-sized dust above Enceladus’s northern hemisphere
Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962), Vol.219(1), pp.498-501
05/01/2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.02.033
Abstract
As the saturnian magnetoplasma sweeps past Enceladus, it experiences both a decrease in electron content and sharp slowdown in the northern hemisphere region within ∼5 Enceladus Radii (Re). This slowdown is observed by Cassini in regions not obviously associated with the southern directed plume-originating ions. We suggest herein that the decrease in northern hemisphere electron content and plasma slowdown could both be related to the presence of fine dust grains that are being accelerated by the Lorentz force created within the saturnian magnetic field system.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The electromagnetic pickup of submicron-sized dust above Enceladus’s northern hemisphere
- Creators
- William M. Farrell - Goddard Space Flight CenterJan-Erik Wahlund - Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsMichiko Morooka - Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsDonald A. Gurnett - University of IowaWilliam S. Kurth - University of IowaRobert J. MacDowall - Goddard Space Flight Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962), Vol.219(1), pp.498-501
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.02.033
- ISSN
- 0019-1035
- eISSN
- 1090-2643
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984455556202771
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