Imaging neutral particle detector
| Autor: | R. W. McEntire, Donald G. Mitchell, Andrew F. Cheng, Edwin P. Keath, Edmond C. Roelof, Stamatios M. Krimigis, Barry Mauk, D. J. Williams |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Physics
Energetic neutral atom Geography Planning and Development Detector Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Magnetosphere Plasma Computational physics Ion symbols.namesake Saturn Physics::Space Physics symbols Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Atomic physics Titan (rocket family) Neutral particle Instrumentation |
| Zdroj: | Remote Sensing Reviews. 8:101-145 |
| ISSN: | 0275-7257 |
| Popis: | With the support of NASA's Innovative Research Program (IRP), we undertook the definition and initial development of an imaging neutral particle detector, a new instrument for global imaging of planetary magnetospheres. This instrument carries out remote sensing of magnetospheric plasmas by imaging and analyzing charge exchange neutrals, which are energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) created by charge exchange reactions between ambient neutrals and energetic ions. The imaging neutral particle detector can determine the composition of the charge exchange neutrals and therefore also the composition of the original hot plasma. Such an instrument, the Ion‐Neutral Camera of the Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument (MIMI), has been selected for flight on the NASA/ESA Cassini mission to Saturn and Titan, and a similar instrument is part of the baseline payload for the proposed Inner Magnetosphere Imager (IMI) mission to carry out remote sensing of Earth's magnetosphere. Remote sensing of charge exchange neutrals... |
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