Title of article
Ejection of nitrogen from Titanʹs atmosphere by magnetospheric ions and pick-up ions
Author/Authors
Michael ، نويسنده , , M. and Johnson، نويسنده , , R.E. and LeBlanc، نويسنده , , F. and Liu، نويسنده , , M. and Luhmann، نويسنده , , J.G. and Shematovich، نويسنده , , V.I.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
5
From page
263
To page
267
Abstract
A 3-D Monte Carlo model is used to describe the ejection of N and N2 from Titan due to the interaction of Saturnʹs magnetospheric N+ ions and molecular pick-up ions with its N2 atmosphere. Based on estimates of the ion flux into Titanʹs corona, atmospheric sputtering is an important source of both atomic and molecular nitrogen for the neutral torus and plasma in Saturnʹs outer magnetosphere, a region now being studied by the Cassini spacecraft.
Keywords
satellites of Saturn , Magnetospheres , Collisional physics , Titan
Journal title
Icarus
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Icarus
Record number
2373473
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