Investigation of the electron density close to the rings of Saturn and Prediction of the F-ring plasma characteristics

• Main Author: Xystouris, George
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för fysik och astronomi 2016
• Subjects: Fusion; Plasma and Space Physics; plasma och rymdfysik; Jupiter; Langmuir; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-314112

Saturn has the second strongest magnetic field among the planets of the solar system, creating the second biggest magnetosphere, after Jupiter. The magnetosphere is similar to Earth's, as both of them are created by a dipole magnetic field, produced by a planetary dynamo. Despite the similariti...