Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby

By applying a hybrid (kinetic ions and fluid electrons) simulation code, we study the plasma environment of Saturn's largest moon Titan during Cassini's T96 flyby on 1 December 2013. The T96 encounter marks the only observed event of the entire Cassini mission where Titan was located in th...

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Autores principales:	Feyerabend, M., Simon, S., Neubauer, F.M., Motschmann, U., Bertucci, C., Edberg, N.J.T., Hospodarsky, G.B., Kurth, W.S.
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Materias:	Cassini moon-plasma interaction T96 flyby Titan Ionosphere Magnetic fields Magnetosphere Planets Plasma interactions Hybrid simulation Induced magnetospheres Magnetic field line Plasma environments Simulation code Solar wind electron density magnetic field magnetosphere Moon plasma quantitative analysis Saturn solar wind spacecraft
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00948276_v43_n1_p35_Feyerabend
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	todo:paper_00948276_v43_n1_p35_Feyerabend2023-10-03T14:56:34Z Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby Feyerabend, M. Simon, S. Neubauer, F.M. Motschmann, U. Bertucci, C. Edberg, N.J.T. Hospodarsky, G.B. Kurth, W.S. Cassini moon-plasma interaction T96 flyby Titan Ionosphere Magnetic fields Magnetosphere Planets Plasma interactions Cassini Hybrid simulation Induced magnetospheres Magnetic field line Plasma environments Simulation code T96 flyby Titan Solar wind electron density magnetic field magnetosphere Moon plasma quantitative analysis Saturn solar wind spacecraft Titan By applying a hybrid (kinetic ions and fluid electrons) simulation code, we study the plasma environment of Saturn's largest moon Titan during Cassini's T96 flyby on 1 December 2013. The T96 encounter marks the only observed event of the entire Cassini mission where Titan was located in the supersonic solar wind in front of Saturn's bow shock. Our simulations can quantitatively reproduce the key features of Cassini magnetic field and electron density observations during this encounter. We demonstrate that the large-scale features of Titan's induced magnetosphere during T96 can be described in terms of a steady state interaction with a high-pressure solar wind flow. About 40 min before the encounter, Cassini observed a rotation of the incident solar wind magnetic field by almost 90°. We provide strong evidence that this rotation left a bundle of fossilized magnetic field lines in Titan's ionosphere that was subsequently detected by the spacecraft. © 2015. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00948276_v43_n1_p35_Feyerabend
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topic	Cassini moon-plasma interaction T96 flyby Titan Ionosphere Magnetic fields Magnetosphere Planets Plasma interactions Cassini Hybrid simulation Induced magnetospheres Magnetic field line Plasma environments Simulation code T96 flyby Titan Solar wind electron density magnetic field magnetosphere Moon plasma quantitative analysis Saturn solar wind spacecraft Titan
spellingShingle	Cassini moon-plasma interaction T96 flyby Titan Ionosphere Magnetic fields Magnetosphere Planets Plasma interactions Cassini Hybrid simulation Induced magnetospheres Magnetic field line Plasma environments Simulation code T96 flyby Titan Solar wind electron density magnetic field magnetosphere Moon plasma quantitative analysis Saturn solar wind spacecraft Titan Feyerabend, M. Simon, S. Neubauer, F.M. Motschmann, U. Bertucci, C. Edberg, N.J.T. Hospodarsky, G.B. Kurth, W.S. Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby
topic_facet	Cassini moon-plasma interaction T96 flyby Titan Ionosphere Magnetic fields Magnetosphere Planets Plasma interactions Cassini Hybrid simulation Induced magnetospheres Magnetic field line Plasma environments Simulation code T96 flyby Titan Solar wind electron density magnetic field magnetosphere Moon plasma quantitative analysis Saturn solar wind spacecraft Titan
description	By applying a hybrid (kinetic ions and fluid electrons) simulation code, we study the plasma environment of Saturn's largest moon Titan during Cassini's T96 flyby on 1 December 2013. The T96 encounter marks the only observed event of the entire Cassini mission where Titan was located in the supersonic solar wind in front of Saturn's bow shock. Our simulations can quantitatively reproduce the key features of Cassini magnetic field and electron density observations during this encounter. We demonstrate that the large-scale features of Titan's induced magnetosphere during T96 can be described in terms of a steady state interaction with a high-pressure solar wind flow. About 40 min before the encounter, Cassini observed a rotation of the incident solar wind magnetic field by almost 90°. We provide strong evidence that this rotation left a bundle of fossilized magnetic field lines in Titan's ionosphere that was subsequently detected by the spacecraft. © 2015. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
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author	Feyerabend, M. Simon, S. Neubauer, F.M. Motschmann, U. Bertucci, C. Edberg, N.J.T. Hospodarsky, G.B. Kurth, W.S.
author_facet	Feyerabend, M. Simon, S. Neubauer, F.M. Motschmann, U. Bertucci, C. Edberg, N.J.T. Hospodarsky, G.B. Kurth, W.S.
author_sort	Feyerabend, M.
title	Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby
title_short	Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby
title_full	Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby
title_fullStr	Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby
title_full_unstemmed	Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby
title_sort	hybrid simulation of titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during cassini's t96 flyby
url	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00948276_v43_n1_p35_Feyerabend
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Hybrid simulation of Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind during Cassini's T96 flyby

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