Cassini observations of the thermal plasma in the vicinity of Saturn's main rings and the F and G rings

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Tokar, R L ^a   Johnson, R E ^b   Thomsen, M F ^a   Delapp, D M ^a   Baragiola, R A ^b   Francis, M F ^b   Reisenfeld, D B ^c   Fish, B A ^c   Young, D T ^d   Crary, F J ^d   Coates, A J ^e   Gurnett, D A ^f   Kurth, W S ^f  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PLANETS; PLASMAS;

ION MASS SPECTROMETER; SATURN; THERMAL PLASMA;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

OXYGEN; PLASMA; SATURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 24944476380     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022690     Document Type: Article

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