Auroral Hiss Emissions During Cassini's Grand Finale: Diverse Electrodynamic Interactions Between Saturn and Its Rings
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Journal Article
Abstract
The Cassini Grand Finale orbits offered a new view of Saturn and its environment owing to multiple highly inclined orbits with unprecedented proximity to the planet during closest approach. The Radio and Plasma Wave Science instrument detected striking signatures of plasma waves in the southern hemisphere. These all propagate in the whistler mode and are classified as (1) a filled funnel‐shaped emission, commonly known as auroral hiss. Here however, our analysis indicates that they are likely associated with currents connected to the rings. (2) First observations of very low frequency saucers directly linked to the planet on field lines also connected to the rings. The latter observations are unique to low altitude orbits, and their presence at the Earth and Saturn alike shows that they are fundamental plasma waves in planetary ionospheres. Our results give an insight, from a unique perspective, into the dynamic and diverse nature of Saturn's environment.
Date Issued
2018-07-24
Date Acceptance
2018-04-13
Citation
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 2018, 45 (14), pp.6782-6789
ISSN
0094-8276
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
Start Page
6782
End Page
6789
Journal / Book Title
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
Volume
45
Issue
14
Copyright Statement
© 2018 American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Sulaiman, A. H., Kurth, W. S., Hospodarsky, G. B., Averkamp, T. F., Persoon, A. M., Menietti, J. D., et al. (2018). Auroral hiss emissions during Cassini's Grand Finale: Diverse electrodynamic interactions between Saturn and its rings. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 6782–6789. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077875
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geology
Saturn
Ionosphere
Auroral Hiss
Rings
ELECTRON-BEAM
SATELLITE
RADIO
SAUCERS
WAVES
FIELD
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-04-26