Simulating the density of organic species in the atmosphere of Titan with a coupled ion-neutral photochemical model

V Vuitton, RV Yelle, SJ Klippenstein, SM Hörst… - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a one-dimensional coupled ion-neutral photochemical kinetics and diffusion
model to study the atmospheric composition of Titan in light of new theoretical kinetics …

The interaction between Saturn's moons and their plasma environments

S Simon, E Roussos, CS Paty - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
Since the arrival of the Cassini spacecraft at Saturn in July 2004, newly collected plasma
and magnetic field data have greatly expanded our knowledge on the interaction between …

Energetic electron dynamics near Callisto

L Liuzzo, S Simon, L Regoli - Planetary and Space Science, 2019 - Elsevier
We examine the dynamics of energetic magnetospheric electrons exposed to the highly
perturbed and asymmetric plasma environment of Jupiter's moon Callisto. The interaction of …

Signature of inverse Compton emission from blazars

H Gaur, P Mohan, A Wierzcholska… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Blazars are classified into high-, intermediate-and low-energy-peaked sources based on the
location of their synchrotron peak. This lies in infra-red/optical to ultra-violet bands for low …

The thermal structure of Titan's upper atmosphere, II: Energetics

D Snowden, RV Yelle - Icarus, 2014 - Elsevier
Temperature profiles derived from Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer data in Paper I
show that the thermal structure of Titan's upper atmosphere is extremely variable. The …

Titan's ionosphere: A survey of solar EUV influences

O Shebanits, E Vigren, JE Wahlund… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Effects of solar EUV on positive ions and heavy negative charge carriers (molecular
ions, aerosol, and/or dust) in Titan's ionosphere are studied over the course of almost 12 …

An empirical approach to modeling ion production rates in Titan's ionosphere I: Ion production rates on the dayside and globally

MS Richard, TE Cravens, C Wylie… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Titan's ionosphere is created when solar photons, energetic magnetospheric electrons or
ions, and cosmic rays ionize the neutral atmosphere. Electron densities generated by …

Ionization balance in Titan's nightside ionosphere

E Vigren, M Galand, RV Yelle, A Wellbrock, AJ Coates… - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on a multi-instrumental Cassini dataset we make model versus observation
comparisons of plasma number densities, n P=(nen I) 1/2 (ne and n I being the electron …

Density waves in Titan's upper atmosphere

J Cui, RV Yelle, T Li, DS Snowden… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Analysis of the Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer data reveals the omnipresence of
density waves in various constituents of Titan's upper atmosphere, with quasi‐periodical …

The role of ion-neutral collisions in Titan׳ s magnetospheric interaction

I Sillanpää, RE Johnson - Planetary and Space Science, 2015 - Elsevier
We have studied the effects of ion-neutral collisions on Titan׳ s interaction with the
magnetospheric plasma flow and also on the Alfvén wings formed in this super-Alfvénic …