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X-ray and energetic neutral particle emission from Saturn's magnetosphere

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Although Voyager 1 was not equipped for the detection of X-rays and neutral particles, its low energy charged particle detector (LECP) records suggest a significant flux of these radiations. X-rays could be due to substantial precipitating electron fluxes in the auroral region or the rings whereas energetic neutrals could be due to charge-exchange between trapped ions and Saturn's neutral hydrogen disk.

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  1. Max-Planck Institute for Aeronomy, D-3411, Katlenburg-Lindau, 3, FRG

    E. Kirsch & W. H. Ip

  2. Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland, 20707, USA

    S. M. Krimigis

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 20742, USA

    G. Gloeckler

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Kirsch, E., Krimigis, S., Ip, W. et al. X-ray and energetic neutral particle emission from Saturn's magnetosphere. Nature 292, 718–721 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/292718a0

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