As Saturn rotates it flings cold, dense plasma outward from the inner magnetosphere by centrifugal force, where it is replaced by hotter, more tenuous plasma from the outer magnetosphere. Here, the centrifugal interchange of plasmas in rotating magnetospheres is confirmed, and also demonstrated that plasma is transported from regions near the orbits of Dione and Tethys, supporting the idea of distinct plasma tori associated with these moons.
- J. L. Burch
- J. Goldstein
- N. André
