Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1773020 Icarus 2015 16 Pages PDF
Abstract
Our results show that MIMI/LEMMS indeed measures heavier ions as well. Also we discovered that wrapping of magnetic field lines, even if it caused local perturbations only about few percent of the background magnetic field, can cause measurable changes in the spatial and energy distribution of fluxes measured by MIMI/LEMMS. These results are important for correct interpretation of MIMI/LEMMS data, and offer capabilities for a precise in-flight instruments' cross-calibration. Besides that, our simulation approach can be employed in similar environments (Titan, Enceladus, jovian moons, etc.) for constraining the magnetic topology of their interaction region and for identifying the composition and charge-states of ions at high energies, where capabilities of the available or future instruments can be limited.
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