Ion cyclotron waves in Saturn's E ring: Initial Cassini observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Leisner, J S ^a   Russell, C T ^a   Dougherty, M K ^b   Blanco Cano, X ^c   Strangeway, R J ^a   Bertucci, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ESTIMATION; IONIZATION; MAGNETOMETERS; PLANETS;

E-RING MATERIAL; ELLIPTICALLY POLARIZED WAVES; ION CYCLOTRON WAVES;

GEOPHYSICS;

ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY FLUX; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONIZATION; MAGNETOMETER; PLASMA; SATURN;

EID: 33746442864     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024875     Document Type: Article

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