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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

2024. "The Plasma Proton Environment Within Saturn's F‐G Ring Gap as Observed by the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer Ion Mass Spectrometer During Saturn Orbit Insertion.", JGR Space Physics, 1-30 [0.1029/2023JA031614] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Lunar Solar Occultation Explorer (LunaSOX).", Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 10 [10.3389/fspas.2023.1163517] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Titan: Earth-like on the Outside, Ocean World on the Inside.", The Planetary Science Journal, 2 (3): 112 [10.3847/psj/abf7c9] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Joint Europa Mission (JEM): a multi-scale study of Europa to characterize its habitability and search for extant life.", Planetary and Space Science, 193 104960 [10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Titan's ionospheric chemistry, fullerenes, oxygen, galactic cosmic rays and the formation of exobiological molecules on and within its surfaces and lakes.", Icarus, 344 113246 [10.1016/j.icarus.2019.03.023] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Plasma, Neutral Atmosphere, and Energetic Radiation Environments of Planetary Rings.", Planetary Ring Systems, 363-398 [10.1017/9781316286791.014] [Article in Book]

2014. "Plasma in Saturn's nightside magnetosphere and the implications for global circulation (vol 57; pg 1714; 2009).", PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, 97 86-87 [10.1016/j.pss.2014.05.011] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "Titan's plasma environment: 3D hybrid kinetic modeling of the TA flyby and comparison with CAPS-ELS and RPWS LP observations.", PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, 93-94 119-128 [10.1016/j.pss.2014.02.012] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "The science case for an orbital mission to Uranus: Exploring the origins and evolution of ice giant planets.", PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, 104 122-140 [10.1016/j.pss.2014.08.009] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "The light (H+; H-2(+); He+) and heavy (Na+) pickup ion dynamics in the lunar-like plasma environment: 3D hybrid kinetic modeling.", ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, 52 1929-1938 [10.1016/j.asr.2013.08.023] [Journal Article/Letter]

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. "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]