Hemisphere coupling in Enceladus' asymmetric plasma interaction
Hemisphere coupling in Enceladus' asymmetric plasma interaction
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土卫二不对称等离子体相互作用中的半球耦合
DOI:
10.1029/2007ja012479
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发表时间:
2007
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通讯作者:
N. Schilling
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文献类型:
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作者:
F. M. Neubauer;N. Schilling
The recently discovered neutral gas plume around the south pole of Enceladus introduces a pronounced north‐south asymmetry in the plasma interaction of Saturn's magnetosphere with Enceladus. In this work we present an analytic model for such an asymmetric interaction for both an Alfvénic and a unipolar inductor far field model including the Hall effect. We find that even though both hemispheres of Enceladus are not directly connected through magnetic field lines, both hemispheres are electromagnetically coupled, that is, the perturbations of the velocity and magnetic fields generated around the south polar plume are mapped in a modified way into the northern hemisphere. This hemisphere coupling creates surface currents on the magnetic flux tube determined by field lines tangent to the body of Enceladus. The surface currents are accompanied by a magnetic field discontinuity across the flux tube on both hemispheres, that is, a discontinuity across the northern and the southern wings. The Cassini spacecraft has not yet crossed this boundary, which we here predict. The diameter and other properties of the discontinuity are diagnostic of plume properties and might be even diagnostic of electrodynamic induction in a potential subsurface ocean on Enceladus. Our model is also applicable to other satellite plasma interactions where similar asymmetries can occur such as Io or extra solar planets.
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作者:
J. Saur
通讯作者:
J. Saur
DOI:
10.1086/428665
发表时间:
2005
期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
影响因子:
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作者:
J. Saur;D. Strobel
通讯作者:
D. Strobel
DOI:
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发表时间:
2005
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作者:
T. Chusta;A. Rouxa;W. S. Kurthb;D. A. Gurnettb;M. G. Kivelsonc;K. Khuranac
通讯作者:
K. Khuranac
影响因子:
2.8
作者:
Neubauer, FM
通讯作者:
Neubauer, FM
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作者:
T. Hill;D. Pontius
通讯作者:
D. Pontius