A new pathway of saturnian ring-ionosphere coupling via charged nanograins

Chin Min Liu; Wing Huen Ip

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/786/1/34

A new pathway of saturnian ring-ionosphere coupling via charged nanograins

Chin Min Liu, Wing Huen Ip

Graduate Institute of Astronomy

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Abstract

From a re-examination of the trajectories of small charged grains in the vicinity of the Saturnian rings, it is shown that the orbital motion of positively charged grains with a charge-to-mass ratio on the order of 10 ^-6 e amu^-1 could allow the injection of water material into the equatorial atmosphere. Thus, a mechanism of ionospheric depletion in the equatorial region is provided, as indicated by the Cassini radio occultation measurements.

Original language	English
Article number	34
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	786
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/786/1/34
State	Published - 1 May 2014

Keywords

planets and satellites: atmospheres
planets and satellites: magnetic fields
planets and satellites: rings

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