Journal article
SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft
Space science reviews, Vol.71(1-4), pp.55-77
02/1995
DOI: 10.1007/BF00751326
Abstract
The Solar Wind Experiment (SWE) on the WIND spacecraft is a comprehensive, integrated set of sensors which is designed to investigate outstanding problems in solar wind physics. It consists of two Faraday cup (FC) sensors; a vector electron and ion spectrometer (VEIS); a strahl sensor, which is especially configured to study the electron 'strahl' close to the magnetic field direction; and an on-board calibration system. The energy/charge range of the Faraday cups is 150 V to 8 kV, and that of the VEIS is 7 V to 24.8 kV. The time resolution depends on the operational mode used, but can be of the order of a few seconds for 3-D measurements. 'Key parameters' which broadly characterize the solar wind positive ion velocity distribution function will be made available rapidly from the GGS Central Data Handling Facility.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft
- Creators
- K. W Ogilvie - Goddard Space Flight CenterJ. D Scudder - Goddard Space Flight CenterD. J Chornay - Goddard Space Flight CenterR. J Fritzenreiter - Goddard Space Flight CenterF Hunsaker - Goddard Space Flight CenterJ Keller - Goddard Space Flight CenterJ Lobell - Goddard Space Flight CenterG Miller - Goddard Space Flight CenterE. C Sittler - Goddard Space Flight CenterR. B Torbert - University of New HampshireD Bodet - University of New HampshireG Needell - University of New HampshireA. J Lazarus - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. T Steinberg - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. H Tappan - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA Mavretic - Boston UniversityE Gergin - Boston University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Space science reviews, Vol.71(1-4), pp.55-77
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF00751326
- ISSN
- 0038-6308
- eISSN
- 1572-9672
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/1995
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984199821402771
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