土星 と その 環 の 間 に ある 陽子 の 放射 帯
E Roussos1, P Kollmann2, N Krupp3
1Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, 37077 Goettingen, Germany. roussos@mps.mpg.de.
まとめ
土星
科学分野:
- 惑星科学
- マグネトヒドロダイナミック
- プラズマ物理学
背景:
- 土星は強力な磁場を持ち リングの外に放射線帯を作り出しています
- 土星の環の内側にある 安定した放射線帯の存在は 以前は確認されなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- 土星のリング内の放射線帯の存在と特徴を調査する
- これらの内部の放射線帯の粒子の組成,源,および損失メカニズムを理解する.
主な方法:
- カッシーニ宇宙船の磁気圏画像装置のデータを利用しました
- 土星の大気と環の近くで 積電粒子集団と その空間的分布の測定を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 土星の大気上にある 放射線帯の存在が確認されました AからCのリングで隔てられています
- 陽子は宇宙線アルベド中性子崩壊と電荷交換反応から生じる主要な成分として特定されました.
- 大気中性とD環の塵による観測された陽子損失,D環の特徴に相関する枯渇.
結論:
- 安定した,陽子に支配された放射線帯は,土星の主要なリングの内側,特に大気の上に存在します.
- Dリングとその関連した塵は,この内部の放射線帯の構造と枯渇に決定的な役割を果たします.
- 土星の磁気圏は,環,大気,エネルギー粒子集団の間の複雑な相互作用を示しています.
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