Abstract
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH,
VOL. 85, NO. A11,
PP. 5831-5834, 1980
doi:10.1029/JA085iA11p05831
Motion of Trapped Electrons and Protons in Saturn’s Inner Magnetosphere
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
A summary is given of basic formulas for the guiding center motion of energetic charged particles trapped in a dipolar magnetic field. These formulas for longitudinal drift rates, latitudinal bounce periods, equatorial gyroradii, and equatorial gyroperiods are then stated in convenient numerical form for electrons and protons as functions of kinetic energy E, magnetic shell parameter L, and equatorial pitch angle α0 for a slightly simplified model of the observed magnetic field of Saturn. To aid in the study of the interaction of charged particles with the rings and inner satellites of Saturn, additional formulas are given for the time interval between successive encounters of charged particles with a satellite in a circular prograde orbit and for the energy of electrons whose longitudinal angular velocity is resonant, or synchronous, with the Keplerian angular velocity of such a satellite.
Received 10 July 1980; accepted 18 July 1980; .
Citation: (1980), Motion of Trapped Electrons and Protons in Saturn’s Inner Magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 85(A11), 5831–5834, doi:10.1029/JA085iA11p05831.
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