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The Near-Saturn Magnetic Field Environment

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Authors:
  1. Ali Haidar Sulaiman

    1. Dept. of Physics, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London , London, United Kingdom

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by Imperial College London, United Kingdom
  • Offers a concise introduction to collisionless shocks in space plasmas
  • Demonstrates the use of spacecraft data in studying the fundamental physics of plasmas
  • Provides an overview of the Cassini mission
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction to Space Plasmas

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    Pages 1-22

  3. The Sun-Saturn Connection

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    Pages 23-38

  4. Spacecraft and Instrumentation

    • Ali Haidar Sulaiman
    Pages 39-46

  5. Magnetic Field Characterisation of Saturn’s Bow Shock

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    Pages 47-62

  6. Quasi-Perpendicular High Mach Number Collisionless Shocks

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    Pages 63-75

  7. The Magnetic Structure of Saturn’s Magnetosheath

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    Pages 77-93

  8. Summary and Perspective

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    Pages 95-97
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This thesis focuses on the very high Mach number shock wave that is located sunward of Saturn's strong magnetic field in the continuous high-speed flow of charged particles from the Sun (the solar wind). The author exploits the fact that the Cassini spacecraft is the only orbiter in a unique parameter regime, far different from the more familiar near-Earth space, to provide in-situ insights into the unreachable exotic regime of supernova remnants. This thesis bridges the gap between shock physics in the Solar System and the physics of ultra-high Mach number shocks around the remnants of supernova explosions, since to date research into the latter has been restricted to theory, remote observations, and simulations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Physics, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London , London, United Kingdom

    Ali Haidar Sulaiman

About the author

Dr. Sulaiman graduated from Imperial College London with a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering with first class honors. He holds a Ph.D. in Space Physics at Imperial College London under Professor Michele Dougherty FRS. He is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Iowa.


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