Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Edward C Sittler

((AST, FIELDS & PARTICLES))

Edward C Sittler's Contact Card & Information.
Email: edward.c.sittler@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.9215
Org Code: 673
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 673
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Education


B.S. (honors), Physics, Hofstra University, 1972
Ph.D., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978

Publications


Refereed

2013. "Cyclopropenyl cation – the simplest Huckel's aromatic molecule – and its cyclic methyl derivatives in Titan's upper atmosphere." Planetary and Space Science 87 96-105 [10.1016/j.pss.2013.07.007] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Looking Forward to Cassini's Proximal Orbits: the Innermost Radiation Belt of Saturn." AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts 45 #210.04- [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "The light (H+,H2+,He+) and heavy (Na+) pickup ion dynamics in the lunar-like plasma environment: 3D hybrid kinetic modeling." Advances in Space Research 52 (11): 1929-1938 [10.1016/j.asr.2013.08.023] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Density trends of negative ions at Titan." European Planetary Science Congress 2012 371- [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Saturn's magnetosphere interaction with Titan for T9 encounter: 3D hybrid modeling and comparison with CAPS observations." Planetary and Space Science 61 66-78 [10.1016/j.pss.2011.08.017] [Journal Article/Letter]

2012. "Detection of exospheric O2+ at Saturn's moon Dione." Geophysical Research Letters 39 [3105-10.1029/2011GL050452] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Periodic motion of Saturn's nightside plasma sheet." Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) 116 [11205-10.1029/2011JA016827] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Effects of pickup ions on the solar wind near the lunar-like objects: 3D hybrid modeling." EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 95- [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Background and pickup ion velocity distribution dynamics in Titan's plasma environment: 3D hybrid simulation and comparison with CAPS T9 observations." Advances in Space Research 48 1114-1125 [10.1016/j.asr.2011.05.026] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Saturn's magnetosphere interaction with Titan for T5 encounter: 3D hybrid modeling. First results." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1609- [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Astrobiological Journeys to and from the South Polar Sea of Enceladus - Bidirectional Interactions with the Saturn Magmetosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1597- [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Radiolytic impacts of energetic electron irradiation on Enceladus and Mimas." EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 1674- [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Voyager 2 Signatures of Important Processes/Dynamics in the Outer Heliosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1916- [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Effects of Na+ and He+ pickup ions on the lunar plasma environment: 3D hybrid modeling." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1633- [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Probing the Thermodynamics and Kinematics of Solar Coronal Streamers." The Astrophysical Journal 728 67 [Full Text] [10.1088/0004-637X/728/1/67] [Journal Article/Letter]

2011. "Earth-Affecting Solar Causes Observatory (EASCO): A potential International Living with a Star Mission from Sun-Earth L5." Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 73 658-663 [Full Text] [10.1016/j.jastp.2011.01.013] [Proceedings]

2010. "Jovian plasma torus interaction with Europa: 3D hybrid kinetic simulation. First results." Planetary and Space Science 58 1681-1691 [10.1016/j.pss.2010.06.015] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Survey of ion plasma parameters in Saturn's magnetosphere." Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) 115 [10220-10.1029/2010JA015267] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Space weathering perspectives on Europa amidst the tempest of the Jupiter magnetospheric system." European Planetary Science Congress 2010 564- [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Synergism of Saturn, Enceladus and Titan and Formation of HCNO Exobiological Molecules." LPI Contributions 1538 5029- [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Saturn's magnetospheric interaction with Titan as defined by Cassini encounters T9 and T18: New results." Planetary and Space Science 58 327-350 [10.1016/j.pss.2009.09.017] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Mass Loss Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere." Titan from Cassini-Huygens [373-10.1007/978-1-4020-9215-2_15] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Radiation Environment and Surface Radiolytic Interactions at Mimas." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1532- [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "A detailed investigation of the effects of molecules and defocusing in the high resolution mass spectrogram of Cassini Plasma Suites Ion Mass Spectrometer (CAPS IMS)." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1905- [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Jovian's plasma torus interaction with Europa. Plasma wake structure: 3D hybrid kinetic simulation and comparison with E4 flyby Galileo's observations." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1780- [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Dynamics of pickup ion velocity distribution in Titan's plasma environment: 3D hybrid simulation and comparison with CAPS's observations." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1763- [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Ion Composition of Titan's Ionosphere Observed during T9 Magnetotail Crossing." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1760- [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "Update on Voyager 2 High Energy Ions in the Outer Heliosphere and Heliosheath." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1808- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "TandEM: Titan and Enceladus mission." Experimental Astronomy 23 893 [Full Text] [10.1007/s10686-008-9103-z] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Fundamental Plasma Processes in Saturn's Magnetosphere." Saturn from Cassini-Huygens [281-10.1007/978-1-4020-9217-6_11] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "The induced magnetosphere of Titan: 4 years of Cassini observations." EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 11 6526- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Heavy ion formation in Titan's ionosphere: Magnetospheric introduction of free oxygen and a source of Titan's aerosols?." Planetary and Space Science 57 1547-1557 [10.1016/j.pss.2009.07.017] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Europa's and Ganymede's Surface Composition by Measuring Pickup Ions: Model Calculations." European Planetary Science Congress 2009 587- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Origins for Surface and Exospheric Composition of Ganymede." European Planetary Science Congress 2009 531- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Analysis of H+ and H2+ Pickup ions in Titan's H and H2 Corona." European Planetary Science Congress 2009 338- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Space Weathering Impact on Solar System Surfaces - Community White Paper for Planetary Science Decadal Survey 2009 - 2011." AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #41 41 #16.08- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Morphology of Saturn's Neutral Clouds: Interactions with the Plasma." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A3- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Evidence for Enceladus Link to Saturn Ionosphere: Does the Plume Have an Auroral Footprint?." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A6- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Pickup ion Phase Space Distributions at the Moon and Titan." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A3- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Titan." EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 11 11811- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Negative ions at Titan: New results using spacecraft attitude changes." EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 11 10336- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "The induced magnetosphere of Titan: 4 years of Cassini observations." EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 11 6526- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Methane Group Ions in Saturn’s Outer Magnetosphere?." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1232- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Titan’s induced magnetosphere under variable upstream conditions." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1230- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Saturn's magnetosphere interaction with Titan for T9 encounter: 3D hybrid simulation and comparison with CAPS's observations." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1135- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Space Weathering Impact on Solar System Surfaces and Planetary Mission Science." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1465- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Lunar Neutral Exosphere Properties from Pickup Ion Analysis." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1266- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Cassini Plasma Spectrometer Ion Observations Close to Enceladus: E3, E5 and E7." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Global Features of Ion Distributions Near Titan." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1642- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "1D Hybrid Simulations of Ion Cyclotron Wave Generation by Pickup Ions at Titan." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1641- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "The Pickup of Titan’s Ionospheric Ions into Saturn’s Magnetosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1640- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Dynamics of Coronal Streamers: 2.5D MHD simulations with semi-empirical heating and momentum terms." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1657- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Negative ions at Titan - density trends." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1198- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Where has all the Nitrogen Gone?." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1140- [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Plasma in Saturn's nightside magnetosphere and the implications for global circulation." Planetary and Space Science 57 1714-1722 [10.1016/j.pss.2009.03.003] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Plasma electrons in Saturn's magnetotail: Structure, distribution and energisation." Planetary and Space Science 57 2032-2047 [10.1016/j.pss.2009.09.007] [Journal Article/Letter]

2009. "Heavy Ion Formation in Titan's Ionosphere, Magnetospheric Introduction of Free Oxygen and Source of Titan's Aerosols?." PlanetSpace Sci 57 1547 [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Titan's plasma environment for T9 encounter: 3D hybrid simulation and comparison with observations." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A6- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Effects of Pickup Ions on Titan's Interaction With Saturn's Magnetosphere During the T9 Flyby." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A6- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Composition of Upstream Flow for Titan's Interaction with Saturn's Magnetosphere during T9 Flyby." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A5- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Ion and neutral sources and sinks within Saturn's inner magnetosphere: Cassini results." Planetary and Space Science 56 3-18 [10.1016/j.pss.2007.06.006] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Sputtering of ice grains and icy satellites in Saturn's inner magnetosphere." Planetary and Space Science 56 1238-1243 [10.1016/j.pss.2008.04.003] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Titan Plumes Revisited." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A9- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Enceladus: A potential source of ammonia products and molecular nitrogen for Saturn's magnetosphere." Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) 113 [11206-10.1029/2008JA013352] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Comparisons of selected atmospheric escape mechanisms on Venus, Mars and Titan." European Planetary Science Congress 2008 782- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Cassini detection of water-group pick-up ions in the Enceladus torus." Geophysical Research Letters 35 [14202-10.1029/2008GL034749] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Plasma in the Nightside Magnetosphere and the Implications for Global Circulation." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts 1- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Saturn's Auroral Response to the Solar Wind: Centrifugal Instability Model." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts 3- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Identification of Saturn's magnetospheric regions and associated plasma processes: Synopsis of Cassini observations during orbit insertion." Reviews of Geophysics 46 [4008-10.1029/2007RG000238] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability at the Dawn Flank of Saturn's Magnetopause." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A8- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Development of Solar Wind Model Driven by Empirical Heat Flux and Pressure Terms." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1537- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Comparison of the tail region of Venus and Titan." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 5- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Saturn Magnetospheric Impact on Surface Molecular Chemistry and Astrobiological Potential of Enceladus." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1369- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Titan's plasma environment for T9 and T18 encounters: 3D hybrid simulation and comparison with observations." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1337- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Comparison of ion Escape From the Wake-side Ionospheres of Venus and Titan." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1324- [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "Mapping Titan's Induced Magnetosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1323- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Electron sources in Saturn's magnetosphere." Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) 112 [2201-10.1029/2006JA012017] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Magnetic signatures of plasma-depleted flux tubes in the Saturnian inner magnetosphere." Geophysical Research Letters 34 [14108-10.1029/2007GL030374] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Nonlinear evolution of modified two-stream instability above ionosphere of Titan: Comparison with the data of the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer." Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) 112 [3203-10.1029/2006JA011770] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Discovery of heavy negative ions in Titan's ionosphere." Geophysical Research Letters 34 [22103-10.1029/2007GL030978] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Ionospheric electrons in Titan's tail: Plasma structure during the Cassini T9 encounter." Geophysical Research Letters 34 [24-10.1029/2007GL030919] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "A Search For N2 And Ammonia In Saturn's Inner Magnetosphere With Emphasis Near Enceladus." Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 39 410- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "The Enceladus Water Plume and Its Interactions with the Saturnian Plasma." LPI Contributions 1357 23- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Investigation of ion distributions in the plasma mantle of Titan." European Planetary Science Congress 2007 922- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Thermal electrons in Saturn's magnetotail." European Planetary Science Congress 2007 797- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Pickup ion phase space distributions: Effects of atmospheric spatial gradients." Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) 112 [7104-10.1029/2006JA012157] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Understanding the escape of water from Enceladus." Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) 112 [6219-10.1029/2006JA012086] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Enceladus: The likely dominant nitrogen source in Saturn's magnetosphere." Icarus 188 356-366 [10.1016/j.icarus.2006.12.007] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Pickup Ion Phase Space Distributions at Titan: Effects of Atmospheric Spatial Gradients." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A8- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Europa's Surface Composition by Measuring Pickup Ions: Model Calculations." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A4- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "3D Hybrid Simulation of the Titan's Plasma Environment." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts 9- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Understanding coronal heating and solar wind acceleration: Case for in situ near-Sun measurements." Reviews of Geophysics 45 [1004-10.1029/2006RG000195] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Erratum to “Cassini observations of Saturn's inner plasmasphere: Saturn orbit insertion results”. [Planetary and Space Science 54 (2006) 1197 1210]." Planetary and Space Science 55 2218-2220 [10.1016/j.pss.2006.11.022] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Plasma Production and Circulation in Saturn's (and Jupiter's Magnetosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 4- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Titan at Saturn's magnetopause: CAPS results from T32." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1021- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Periodic crossings of Saturn's magnetospheric current/plasma sheet observed by Cassini CAPS/ELS and MAG." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A194- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Pickup ion Phase Space Distributions at Titan in a Three Dimensional Exosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1369- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Titan's plasma environment: 3D hybrid simulation and comparison with observations." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 1366- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Modeling the Sources of H2+ and O2+ in Saturn's Magnetosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 700- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Charged particle environment of Titan during the T9 flyby." Geophysical Research Letters 34 [24-10.1029/2007GL030677] [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Ion Flows in Saturn's Nightside Magnetosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1085- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Detecting the Enceladus Neutral Torus via Water Group Pick Up Ions." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 6- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Plasma Production and Circulation in Saturn's (and Jupiter's Magnetosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 4- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Abundances and Energetics for Water Group Ions in Saturn's Magnetosphere." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1033- [Journal Article/Letter]

2007. "Molecular Oxygen Ions in Saturn's Inner Magnetosphere for the First 24 Cassini Orbits." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A1032- [Journal Article/Letter]