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Energetic Particles in the Magnetosphere of Saturn and a Comparison with Jupiter

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Krupp, N. Energetic Particles in the Magnetosphere of Saturn and a Comparison with Jupiter. Space Sci Rev 116, 345–369 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-005-1961-3

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