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Auteurs principaux: Powell, Andrew, Petculescu, Andi, Chaudhary, Rishbash, White, Robert, Banfield, Don, Neeson, Ian
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10478
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author Powell, Andrew
Petculescu, Andi
Chaudhary, Rishbash
White, Robert
Banfield, Don
Neeson, Ian
author_facet Powell, Andrew
Petculescu, Andi
Chaudhary, Rishbash
White, Robert
Banfield, Don
Neeson, Ian
contents Predictions for the acoustic attenuation coefficient and phase speed as functions of frequency and altitude in Saturn's atmosphere are presented and discussed. The pressure range considered in the study is 1 mbar to 1 bar, in windless and cloudless conditions. The atmospheric composition is represented by the major constituents, namely hydrogen (with its two spin isomers, ortho-H$_2$ and para-H$_2$) and helium. The H$_2$ and He concentrations are assumed constant with respect to altitude; however, non-uniform ortho- and para-H$_2$ profiles are considered. The acoustic wavenumber is obtained by incorporating a viscous, thermal, and internal molecular relaxation effects in a linearized fluid dynamics model. The ambient inputs are vertical profiles of the specific heats, shear viscosity, and thermal conductivity coefficients of the three-component (oH$_2$, pH$_2$, He) mixture, extracted at each pressure-temperature pair. The authors acknowledge funding from NASA-Ames Center for Innovation Fund (CIF).
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spellingShingle Predicting the Acoustic Signatures of Saturn's Upper Atmosphere
Powell, Andrew
Petculescu, Andi
Chaudhary, Rishbash
White, Robert
Banfield, Don
Neeson, Ian
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Predictions for the acoustic attenuation coefficient and phase speed as functions of frequency and altitude in Saturn's atmosphere are presented and discussed. The pressure range considered in the study is 1 mbar to 1 bar, in windless and cloudless conditions. The atmospheric composition is represented by the major constituents, namely hydrogen (with its two spin isomers, ortho-H$_2$ and para-H$_2$) and helium. The H$_2$ and He concentrations are assumed constant with respect to altitude; however, non-uniform ortho- and para-H$_2$ profiles are considered. The acoustic wavenumber is obtained by incorporating a viscous, thermal, and internal molecular relaxation effects in a linearized fluid dynamics model. The ambient inputs are vertical profiles of the specific heats, shear viscosity, and thermal conductivity coefficients of the three-component (oH$_2$, pH$_2$, He) mixture, extracted at each pressure-temperature pair. The authors acknowledge funding from NASA-Ames Center for Innovation Fund (CIF).
title Predicting the Acoustic Signatures of Saturn's Upper Atmosphere
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10478