@article{Omidi:2017:10.1002/2017JA024672,
author = {Omidi, N and Sulaiman, AH and Kurth, W and Madanian, H and Cravens, T and Sergis, N and Dougherty, MK and Edberg, NJT},
doi = {10.1002/2017JA024672},
journal = {JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS},
pages = {11058--11075},
title = {A Single Deformed Bow Shock for Titan-Saturn System},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2017JA024672},
volume = {122},
year = {2017}
}

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AB  - During periods of high solar wind pressure, Saturn’s bow shock is pushed inside Titan’s orbitexposing the moon and its ionosphere to the solar wind. The Cassini spacecraft’s T96 encounter with Titanoccurred during such a period and showed evidence for shocks associated with Saturn and Titan. It alsorevealed the presence of two foreshocks: one prior to the closest approach (foreshock 1) and one after(foreshock 2). Using electromagnetic hybrid (kinetic ions and fluid electrons) simulations and Cassiniobservations,we showthat the origin of foreshock 1 is tied to the formation of a single deformed bow shock forthe Titan-Saturn system. We also report the observations of a structure in foreshock 1 with properties consistentwith those of spontaneous hot flow anomalies formed in the simulations and previously observed at Earth,Venus, and Mars. The results of hybrid simulations also show the generation of oblique fast magnetosonicwaves upstream of the outbound Titan bow shock in agreement with the observations of large-amplitudemagnetosonic pulsations in foreshock 2. We also discuss the implications of a single deformed bow shock fornew particle acceleration mechanisms and also Saturn’s magnetopause and magnetosphere.
AU  - Omidi,N
AU  - Sulaiman,AH
AU  - Kurth,W
AU  - Madanian,H
AU  - Cravens,T
AU  - Sergis,N
AU  - Dougherty,MK
AU  - Edberg,NJT
DO  - 10.1002/2017JA024672
EP  - 11075
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 2169-9380
SP  - 11058
TI  - A Single Deformed Bow Shock for Titan-Saturn System
T2  - JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2017JA024672
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000419938600011&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/57259
VL  - 122
ER  - 

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