The Variable Rotation Period of the Inner Region of Saturn's Plasma Disk
@article{Gurnett2007TheVR, title={The Variable Rotation Period of the Inner Region of Saturn's Plasma Disk}, author={D. Gurnett and A. Persoon and W. Kurth and J. Groene and T. Averkamp and M. Dougherty and D. Southwood}, journal={Science}, year={2007}, volume={316}, pages={442 - 445} }
We show that the plasma and magnetic fields in the inner region of Saturn's plasma disk rotate in synchronism with the time-variable modulation period of Saturn's kilometric radio emission. This relation suggests that the radio modulation has its origins in the inner region of the plasma disk, most likely from a centrifugally driven convective instability and an associated plasma outflow that slowly slips in phase relative to Saturn's internal rotation. The slippage rate is determined by the… CONTINUE READING
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