Outflow and plasma acceleration in Titan's induced magnetotail: Evidence of magnetic tension forces

ROMANELLI, NORBERTO; MODOLO, RONÀN; DUBININ, E.; BERTHELIER, J.J.; BERTUCCI, CÉSAR; WAHLUND, J.E.; LEBLANC, F.; CANU, P.; EDBERG, N.J.T.; WAITE, H.; KURTH, W.S.; GURNETT, D.; COATES, A.; DOUGHERTY, M.

Conferencia; 6th Alfvén Conference: Plasma interactions with solar system objects.; 2014

Several observations in Titan´s tail have shown that ionospheric plasma populations are being transported downstream from the moon as a result of the interaction with the kronian plasma. Among several acceleration mechanisms, the J X B force has been shown to play an important role in the acceleration of the planetary plasma in dierent scenarios. In this study we in vestigate the role of this force in the wake of Titan.