Saturn's very axisymmetric magnetic field: No detectable secular variation or tilt
Saturn's very axisymmetric magnetic field: No detectable secular variation or tilt
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土星的轴对称磁场:没有可检测到的长期变化或倾斜
DOI:
10.1016/j.epsl.2011.02.035
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Cao H
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作者:
Cao H
Saturn is the only planet in the solar system whose observed magnetic field is highly axisymmetric. At least a small deviation from perfect symmetry is required for a dynamo-generated magnetic field. Analyzing more than six years of magnetometer data obtained by Cassini close to the planet, we show that Saturn's observed field is much more axisymmetric than previously thought. We invert the magnetometer observations that were obtained in the “current-free” inner magnetosphere for an internal model, varying the assumed unknown rotation rate of Saturn's deep interior. No unambiguous non-axially symmetric magnetic moment is detected, with a new upper bound on the dipole tilt of 0.06°. An axisymmetric internal model with Schmidt-normalized spherical harmonic coefficients g10=21,191±24nT, g20=1586±7nT. g30=2374±47nT is derived from these measurements, the upper bounds on the axial degree 4 and 5 terms are 720nT and 3200nT respectively. The secular variation for the last 30years is within the probable error of each term from degree 1 to 3, and the upper bounds are an order of magnitude smaller than in similar terrestrial terms for degrees 1 and 2. Differentially rotating conducting stable layers above Saturn's dynamo region have been proposed to symmetrize the magnetic field (Stevenson, 1982). The new upper bound on the dipole tilt implies that this stable layer must have a thickness L>=4000km, and this thickness is consistent with our weak secular variation observations.
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