SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft

K. W Ogilvie; J. D Scudder; D. J Chornay; R. J Fritzenreiter; F Hunsaker; J Keller; J Lobell; G Miller; E. C Sittler; R. B Torbert; D Bodet; G Needell; A. J Lazarus; J. T Steinberg; J. H Tappan; A Mavretic; E Gergin

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SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft

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SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft

K. W Ogilvie, J. D Scudder, D. J Chornay, R. J Fritzenreiter, F Hunsaker, J Keller, J Lobell, G Miller, E. C Sittler, R. B Torbert, …

Space science reviews, Vol.71(1-4), pp.55-77

02/1995

DOI: 10.1007/BF00751326

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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.

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Title: Subtitle: SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the WIND spacecraft
Creators: K. W Ogilvie - Goddard Space Flight Center
J. D Scudder - Goddard Space Flight Center
D. J Chornay - Goddard Space Flight Center
R. J Fritzenreiter - Goddard Space Flight Center
F Hunsaker - Goddard Space Flight Center
J Keller - Goddard Space Flight Center
J Lobell - Goddard Space Flight Center
G Miller - Goddard Space Flight Center
E. C Sittler - Goddard Space Flight Center
R. B Torbert - University of New Hampshire
D Bodet - University of New Hampshire
G Needell - University of New Hampshire
A. J Lazarus - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. T Steinberg - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. H Tappan - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A Mavretic - Boston University
E 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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