eprintid: 140844
rev_number: 49
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creators_name: Ma, YJ
creators_name: Nagy, AF
creators_name: Toth, G
creators_name: Cravens, TE
creators_name: Russell, CT
creators_name: Gombosi, TI
creators_name: Wahlund, JE
creators_name: Crary, FJ
creators_name: Coates, AJ
creators_name: Bertucci, CL
creators_name: Neubauer, FM
title: 3D global multi-species Hall-MHD simulation of the Cassini T9 flyby
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C06
divisions: F63
keywords: Plasma spectrometer, Titans ionosphere, Hybrid simulation, Magnetosphere, Voyager-1, Flow
note: Copyright 2007 by the American Geophysical Union
abstract: The wake region of Titan is an important component of Titan's interaction with its surrounding plasma and therefore a thorough understanding of its formation and structure is of primary interest. The Cassini spacecraft passed through the distant downstream region of Titan on 18: 59: 30 UT Dec. 26, 2005, which is referred to as the T9 flyby and provided a great opportunity to test our understanding of the highly dynamic wake region. In this paper we compare the observational data (from the magnetometer, plasma analyzer and Langmuir probe) with numerical results using a 7-species Hall MHD Titan model. There is a good agreement between the observed and modeled parameters, given the uncertainties in plasma measurements and the approximations inherent in the Hall MHD model. Our simulation results also show that Hall MHD model results fit the observations better than the non-Hall MHD model for the flyby, consistent with the importance of kinetic effects in the Titan interaction. Based on the model results, we also identify various regions near Titan where Hall MHD models are applicable.
date: 2007-12-01
publisher: AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2007GL031627
vfaculties: VMPS
oa_status: green
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Article
verified: verified_batch
elements_source: Web of Science
elements_id: 97425
doi: 10.1029/2007GL031627
language_elements: EN
lyricists_name: Coates, Andrew
lyricists_id: AJCOA20
full_text_status: public
publication: Geophysical Research Letters
volume: 34
number: 24
article_number: L24S10
issn: 0094-8276
citation:        Ma, YJ;    Nagy, AF;    Toth, G;    Cravens, TE;    Russell, CT;    Gombosi, TI;    Wahlund, JE;                 ... Neubauer, FM; + view all <#>        Ma, YJ;  Nagy, AF;  Toth, G;  Cravens, TE;  Russell, CT;  Gombosi, TI;  Wahlund, JE;  Crary, FJ;  Coates, AJ;  Bertucci, CL;  Neubauer, FM;   - view fewer <#>    (2007)    3D global multi-species Hall-MHD simulation of the Cassini T9 flyby.                   Geophysical Research Letters , 34  (24)    , Article L24S10.  10.1029/2007GL031627 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GL031627>.       Green open access   
 
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