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Plasma waves near Saturn: initial results from Voyager 1

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5398750
The Voyager 1 encounter with Saturn provided the first opportunity to investigate plasma wave interactions in the magnetosphere of Saturn. An overview of the principal results from the Voyager 1 plasma wave instrument is presented starting with the initial detection of Saturn and ending about four weeks after closest approach. A survey plot of the electric field intensities detected during the Saturn encounter is shown starting shortly before the inbound shock crossing and ending shortly after the outbound magnetopause crossing. Many intense waves were observed in the vicinity of Saturn. To provide a framework for presenting the observations, the results are discussed more or less according to the sequence in which the data were obtained.
Research Organization:
Iowa Univ., Iowa City (USA)
OSTI ID:
5398750
Report Number(s):
NASA-CR-163966
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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