Abstract
An unexpected type of emission was observed during the Voyager 1 Saturn encounter. This consisted of periodic episodes of many impulsive discharges throughout the frequency range (20.4 kHz to 40.2 MHz) of the planetary radio astronomy experiment.
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Evans, D., Warwick, J., Pearce, J. et al. Impulsive radio discharges near Saturn. Nature 292, 716–718 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/292716a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/292716a0