RPWS
The Radio and Plasma Wave Science instrument (RPWS) receives and measures the radio signals coming from Saturn, including the radio waves given off by the interaction of the solar wind with Saturn and its moon Titan.
The major functions of the RPWS are to measure the electric and magnetic wave fields in the interplanetary medium and planetary magnetospheres. The instrument will also determine the electron density and temperature near Titan and in some regions of Saturn's magnetosphere.
RPWS studies the configuration of Saturn's magnetic field and its relationship to Saturn Kilometric Radiation (SKR), as well as monitoring and mapping Saturn's ionosphere, plasma and lightning from Saturn's atmosphere.
RPWS is also adept at determining the dust and meteoroid distributions throughout the Saturn system.
