A self-consistent model of plasma and neutrals at Saturn: The ion tori

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Richardson, J D ^a   Jurac, S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

2730 Magnetospheric physics: Magnetosphere Inner; 2732 Magnetospheric physics: Magnetosphere interactions with satellites and rings; 2753 Magnetospheric physics: Numerical modeling; 2756 Magnetospheric physics: Planetary magnetospheres (5443, 5737, 6030)

Indexed keywords

PLANETS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMAS; POSITIVE IONS; REACTION KINETICS;

MAGNETOSPHERES; NEUTRAL DENSITY; PLASMA TRANSPORT;

PLASMA THEORY;

MAGNETOSPHERE; SATURN;

EID: 14544285022     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020959     Document Type: Article

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