Ring arcs are the result of particles in corotation resonances with nearby satellites .
Arcs are present in Saturn and Neptune systems , in Saturn they are also associated with small satellites immersed on them .
The satellite Aegaeon is immersed in the G ring arc , and the satellites Anthe and Methone are embedded in arcs named after them .
Since most of the population of the arcs is formed by \mu m-sized particles the dissipative effects , such as the plasma drag and the solar radiation force , decrease the lifetime of the arcs .
We analysed the effects of the immersed satellites on these arcs by computing the mass production rate and the perturbation caused by them in the arc particles .
By comparing the lifetime of the particles and the mass production rate we concluded that Aegaeon , Anthe and Methone did not act as sources for their arcs .
We took a step further by analysing a hypothetical scenario formed by an immersed moonlet of different sizes .
As a result we found that regardless the size of the hypothetical moonlet ( from about 0.10 km to 4.0 km ) these moonlets will not act as a source .
These arcs are temporary structures and they will disappear in a very short period of time .