Identification of Saturn Lightnings Recorded by the UTR-2 Radio Telescope and Cassini Spacecraft

V. V. Zakharenko , K. Y. Mylostna , G. Fischer , O. O. Konovalenko , P. Zarka , Jean-Mathias Griessmeier , B. P. Ryabov , D. M. Vavriv , V. B. Ryabov , H. O. Rucker , P. Ravier (1) , M. A. Sidorchuk , B. Cecconi , A. Coffre (2) , L. Denis (2) , C. Fabrice (2) , R. V. Kozhyn , D. V. Mukha , L. Pallier , J. Schneider (3) , V. A. Shevchenko , V. V. Vynogradov , R. Weber (1) , V. S. Nikolaenko

1 UO - Université d'Orléans
2 USN - Unité Scientifique de la Station de Nançay
3 LUTH (UMR_8102) - Laboratoire Univers et Théories

The Saturn electrostatic discharges (SED) simultaneously recorded in the initial period of storm F at the UTR-2 radio telescope and Cassini spacecraft are investigated. The UTR-2 used the FFT-spectral receiver operating 12÷33 MHz, while the Cassini the serial spectrum analyser RPWS (Radio Plasma Wave Science) operating 1.8÷16 MHz. The ground and space data processed have shown very good agreement. E-folding time of SED and its dependence on episode intensity in the initial period of storm F were determined.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Astrophysics [astro-ph]

V. V. Zakharenko, K. Y. Mylostna, G. Fischer, O. O. Konovalenko, P. Zarka, et al.. Identification of Saturn Lightnings Recorded by the UTR-2 Radio Telescope and Cassini Spacecraft. Radio Physics and Radio Astronomy, 2010, 15, pp.361. ⟨insu-03642376⟩