Artículo
Titan's magnetic field signature during the Cassini T34 flyby: Comparison between hybrid simulations and MAG data
Fecha de publicación:
12/2008
Editorial:
American Geophysical Union
Revista:
Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN:
0094-8276
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
During the T34 flyby on 19 July 2007, the Cassini spacecraft passed through the magnetic pile-up region at Titan's ramside. The magnetic environment of Titan during this flyby is studied using a three-dimensional hybrid simulation model. This approach treats the electrons of the plasma as a massless, charge-neutralizing fluid, whereas the effects of finite ion gyroradii are taken into account by modeling the ions as individual particles. The simulation results are compared to data collected by the Cassini Magnetometer Instrument. The key features of the measured magnetic field signature have shown to be fully reproducible in the framework of the simulation model. Several signatures in the observed magnetic field can be ascribed to the passage of the Cassini spacecraft through the magnetic barrier upstream of Titan.
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Titan'S Magnetic Field
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Articulos de INST.DE ASTRONOMIA Y FISICA DEL ESPACIO(I)
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Citación
Simon, S.; Motschmann, U.; Kleindienst, G.; Glassmeier, K. H.; Bertucci, Cesar; et al.; Titan's magnetic field signature during the Cassini T34 flyby: Comparison between hybrid simulations and MAG data; American Geophysical Union; Geophysical Research Letters; 35; 4; 12-2008; 1-4
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