Nature of the MHD and Kinetic Scale Turbulence in the Magnetosheath of Saturn: Cassini Observations

Lina Hadid (1) , Fouad Sahraoui (1) , K. H. Kiyani (2, 1) , Alessandro Retinò (1) , Ronan Modolo (3) , Patrick Canu (1) , Adam Masters (4) , Michele K. Dougherty (5)

1 LPP - Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas
2 CFSA - Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics
3 HELIOS - LATMOS
4 ISAS - Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
5 Blackett Laboratory

Low-frequency turbulence in Saturn's magnetosheath is investigated using in situ measurements of the Cassini spacecraft. Focus is put on the magnetic energy spectra. A set of 42 time intervals in the magnetosheath were analyzed, and three main results that contrast with known features of solar wind turbulence are reported.

Keywords: Saturn; plasmas; magnetic fields; waves; turbulence

Domains: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR]; Earth and Planetary Astrophysics [astro-ph.EP]

Lina Hadid, Fouad Sahraoui, K. H. Kiyani, Alessandro Retinò, Ronan Modolo, et al.. Nature of the MHD and Kinetic Scale Turbulence in the Magnetosheath of Saturn: Cassini Observations. The Astrophysical journal letters, 2015, 813 (2), pp.L29. ⟨10.1088/2041-8205/813/2/L29⟩. ⟨insu-01225064⟩