Energetic ions trapped in Saturn's inner magnetosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 1723-1731

  Armstrong, T P ^a   Taherion, S ^a   Manweiler, J ^a   Krimigis, S ^b   Paranicas, Chris ^b   Mitchell, Don ^b   Krupp, N ^c  

^a Fundamental Technologies LLC   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energetic particles; Molecular hydrogen at Saturn; Radiation zone; Saturn; Trapped ions

Indexed keywords

CASSINI ORBITER; ENERGETIC ION; ENERGETIC PARTICLES; ENERGETIC PROTONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH-ENERGY COMPONENTS; IMAGING INSTRUMENTS; INNER MAGNETOSPHERE; ION SPECIES; LOW ENERGIES; LOW-ENERGY COMPONENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD DIRECTION; MAGNETOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS; MEV ENERGY; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; PITCH ANGLE DISTRIBUTION; POWER LAW; RADIATION ZONES; SALIENT FEATURES; SATURN ORBIT INSERTION; SOURCE MATERIAL; TRAPPED ION;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; OXYGEN; POWER SPECTRUM; PROTONS; SPACE OPTICS; SPECTROSCOPY;

IONS;

EID: 70450224103     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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