Initial results from the Cassini radio and plasma wave science investigation at Saturn
Abstract
On July 1, 2004, the Cassini spacecraft will arrive at Saturn and is expected to be injected into orbit around Saturn. This talk will report the initial results from the Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) investigation. The RPWS is designed to study radio emissions, plasma waves, thermal plasma, and dust in the vicinity of Saturn. Three nearly orthogonal electric field antennas are used to detect electric fields over a frequency range from 1 Hz to 16 MHz, and three orthogonal search coil magnetometers are used to detect magnetic fields over a frequency range from 1 Hz to 12 kHz. A Langmuir probe is used to measure the electron density and temperature. If all goes well we will be able to give a preliminary account of the radio wave, plasma wave, thermal plasma, and dust observations obtained during the initial pass through Saturn's magnetosphere.
- Publication:
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35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- 2004
- Bibcode:
- 2004cosp...35.1895G