Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer Results from the First Flyby of Titan-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer Results from the First Flyby of Titan

Published:2005-05-13 Issue:5724 Volume:308 Page:982-986
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Waite J. Hunter¹²³⁴⁵,Niemann Hasso¹²³⁴⁵,Yelle Roger V.¹²³⁴⁵,Kasprzak Wayne T.¹²³⁴⁵,Cravens Thomas E.¹²³⁴⁵,Luhmann Janet G.¹²³⁴⁵,McNutt Ralph L.¹²³⁴⁵,Ip Wing-Huen¹²³⁴⁵,Gell David¹²³⁴⁵,De La Haye Virginie¹²³⁴⁵,Müller-Wordag Ingo¹²³⁴⁵,Magee Brian¹²³⁴⁵,Borggren Nathan¹²³⁴⁵,Ledvina Steve¹²³⁴⁵,Fletcher Greg¹²³⁴⁵,Walter Erin¹²³⁴⁵,Miller Ryan¹²³⁴⁵,Scherer Stefan¹²³⁴⁵,Thorpe Rob¹²³⁴⁵,Xu Jing¹²³⁴⁵,Block Bruce¹²³⁴⁵,Arnett Ken¹²³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–2143, USA.

2. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.

3. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 East University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85721–0092, USA.

4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA.

5. Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

Abstract

The Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS) has obtained the first in situ composition measurements of the neutral densities of molecular nitrogen, methane, molecular hydrogen, argon, and a host of stable carbon-nitrile compounds in Titan's upper atmosphere. INMS in situ mass spectrometry has also provided evidence for atmospheric waves in the upper atmosphere and the first direct measurements of isotopes of nitrogen, carbon, and argon, which reveal interesting clues about the evolution of the atmosphere. The bulk composition and thermal structure of the moon's upper atmosphere do not appear to have changed considerably since the Voyager 1 flyby.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

Reference35 articles.

1. J. H. Waite et al., Space Sci. Rev.114, 113 (2005).

2. Cassini orbiter ion and neutral mass spectrometer instrument

3. Numerical Recipes 1986

4. New perspectives on Titan's upper atmosphere from a reanalysis of the Voyager 1 UVS solar occultations

5. Titan's atmosphere from voyager infrared observations

Cited by 393 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

1. Reactant Discovery with an Ab Initio Nanoreactor: Exploration of Astrophysical N-Heterocycle Precursors and Formation Pathways;ACS Earth and Space Chemistry;2024-08-09

2. Neutron Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of the Acetylene: Ammonia (1:1) Cocrystal Relevant to Titan, Saturn’s Moon;The Journal of Physical Chemistry A;2024-07-05

3. Role of Acetylene in the Chemical Evolution of Carbon Complexity;ACS Earth and Space Chemistry;2024-04-12

4. MASPEX-Europa: The Europa Clipper Neutral Gas Mass Spectrometer Investigation;Space Science Reviews;2024-04

5. Empirical rovibrational energy levels for methane;Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer;2024-04