Longitudinal plasma density variations at Saturn caused by hot electrons

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Delamere, P A ^a   Bagenal, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; HOT ELECTRONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLASMA DENSITY;

ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; GAS TORI;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

AZIMUTH; ELECTRON DENSITY; JUPITER; PLASMA; SATURN;

EID: 41849106473     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031095     Document Type: Article

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