On the role of mother-planet magnetic field in spiral structure explanation of formation of spokes
1984 ◽
Vol 75
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pp. 569-574
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AbstractSome features about the spokes in B rings can be explained in terms of the electromagnetic effect. Due to the existence of the magnetic field in Saturn, plasma and micro-sized dust particles, the loosely spiral structure of magnetic field near Saturn, which is similar to that invoked to explain the sectoral structure of the interplanetary magnetic field in the solar system, may be induced.The spiral structure is rotating with mother-planet and will gradually form at corotation circle, but the wave amplitude will grow outside the corotation and will decay gradually inside the corotation. Using the characteristics of this spiral structure, we have tried to attack the mechanism of the formation of spokes.
1971 ◽
Vol 43
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pp. 329-339
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1995 ◽
Vol 12
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pp. 180-185
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2008 ◽
Vol 56
(6)
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pp. 852-855
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2009 ◽
Vol 703
(1)
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pp. L63-L66
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