Hybrid simulation of Titan's magnetic field signature during the Cassini T9 flyby

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Simon, Sven ^a   Kleindienst, G ^a   Boesswetter, A ^a   Bagdonat, T ^a   Motschmann, U ^a   Glassmeier, K H ^a   Schuele, J ^a   Bertucci, C ^b   Dougherty, M K ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOON; SPACE FLIGHT; WAKES;

CHARGE-NEUTRALIZING FLUID; MAGNETOTAIL;

GEOMAGNETISM;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MODELING; SATELLITE MISSION; TITAN;

EID: 39549108698     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029967     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Backes, H., et al. (2005), Titan's magnetic field signature during the first Cassini encounter, Science, 308(5724), 992-995.
2. Bagdonat, T., and U. Motschmann (2002a), 3D hybrid simulation code using curvilinear coordinates, J. Comput. Phys., 183, 470-485.
3. Bagdonat, T., and U. Motschmann (2002b), From a weak to a strong comet: 3D global hybrid simulation studies, Earth Moon Planets, 90, 305-321.
4. Bertucci, C., F. M. Neubauer, K. Szego, J.-E. Wahlund, A. J. Coates, M. K. Dougherty, D. T. Young, and W. S. Kurth (2007), Structure of Titan's mid-range magnetic tail: Cassini magnetometer observations during the T9 encounter, Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1029/2007GL030865, in press.
5. Bößwetter, A., T. Bagdonat, U. Motschmann, and K. Sauer (2004), Plasma boundaries at Mars: A 3D simulation study, Ann. Geophys., 22, 4363-4379.
6. Brecht, S., J. G. Luhmann, and D. J. Larson (2000), Simulation of the Saturnian magnetospheric interaction with Titan, J. Geophys. Res., 105(A6), 13,119-13,130.
7. Dougherty, M. K., et al. (2004), The Cassini magnetic field investigation, Space Sci. Rev., 114, 331-383, doi:10.1007/ s11214-004-1432-2.
8. Hartle, R. E., et al. (2006), Preliminary interpretation of Titan plasma interaction as observed by the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer: Comparisons with Voyager 1, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L08201, doi:10.1029/ 2005GL024817.
9. Kallio, E., I. Sillanpää, and P. Janhunen (2004), Titan in subsonic and supersonic flow, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L15703, doi:10.1029/2004G0L20344.
10. Ma, Y., A. F. Nagy, T. E. Cravens, I. V. Sokolov, K. C. Hansen, J.-E. Wahlund, F. J. Crary, A. J. Coates, and M. K. Dougherty (2006), Comparisons between MHD model calculations and observations of Cassini flybys of Titan, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A05207, doi:10.1029/ 2005JA011481.
11. Motschmann, U., and E. Kührt (2006), Interaction of the solar wind with weak obstacles: Hybrid simulations for weakly active comets and for Mars, Space Sci. Rev., 122, 197-208, doi:10.1007/ s11214-006-6218-2.
12. Neubauer, F. M., et al. (2006), Titan's near magnetotail from magnetic field and electron plasma observations and modeling: Cassini flybys TA, TB, and T3, J. Geophys. Res, 111, A10220, doi:10.1029/ 2006JA011676.
13. Simon, S., T. Bagdonat, U. Motschmann, and K.-H. Glassmeier (2006a), Plasma environment of magnetized asteroids: A 3D hybrid simulation study, Ann. Geophys., 24, 407-414.
14. Simon, S., A. Boesswetter, T. Bagdonat, U. Motschmann, and K.-H. Glassmeier (2006b), Plasma environment of Titan: A 3D hybrid simulation study, Ann. Geophys., 24, 1113-1135.
15. Simon, S., A. Boesswetter, T. Bagdonat, and U. Motschmann (2007a), Physics of the Ion Composition Boundary: A comparative 3D hybrid simulation study of Mars and Titan, Ann. Geophys., 25, 99-115.
16. Simon, S., A. Boesswetter, T. Bagdonat, U. Motschmann, and J. Schuele (2007b), 3D multi-species hybrid simulations of Titan's highly variable plasma environment, Ann. Geophys., 25, 117-144.