Energetic electron fluxes at Saturn from Cassini observations
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Abstract
Energetic electron fluxes (18 keV–21 MeV) observed by the MIMI/LEMMS instrument on the Cassini mission during 2004 to 2008 are analyzed. We consider all 101 orbits and we select portions of the orbits that lie within 0.5 R S of the magnetic equatorial plane, where R S is Saturn's radius. We determine the average electron differential flux and integral flux at specified L ‐shells in the range 4.5 < L < 11. Further, comparisons are made between the observed fluxes and the corresponding relativistic self‐limiting values developed from Kennel‐Petschek theory. We find that at lower L ‐shells, L < 5, measured fluxes are much less than limiting values; at intermediate L ‐shells, 5 < L < 7, measured fluxes are close to the Kennel‐Petschek limit; and at larger L ‐shells, 7 < L < 10, measured fluxes well exceed the limit. This suggests that (1) at lower L ‐shells particle injection is relatively weak, (2) at intermediate L ‐shells, sufficiently strong particle injections generate whistler mode waves to self‐limit trapped fluxes, and (3) at larger L ‐shells, intense particle injections result in trapped particle fluxes well in excess of the Kennel‐Petschek limit.
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
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