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K. Bechtold
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Publications - 4
Citations - 266
K. Bechtold is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Interplanetary magnetic field & Space weather. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 4 publications receiving 235 citations.
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The X-Ray Spectrometer on the MESSENGER Spacecraft
C. E. Schlemm,R. D. Starr,George C. Ho,K. Bechtold,Sarah A. Hamilton,John D. Boldt,William V. Boynton,Walter Bradley,Martin Fraeman,Robert E. Gold,John O. Goldsten,John Hayes,S. E. Jaskulek,Egidio Rossano,Robert A. Rumpf,Edward D. Schaefer,K. Strohbehn,Richard G. Shelton,Raymond E. Thompson,Jacob I. Trombka,Bruce D. Williams +20 more
TL;DR: The X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS) onboard the MESSENGER spacecraft has been used to measure the surface elemental composition of the terrestrial planets by observing the Kα lines for the elements Mg, Al, Si, S, Ca, Ti and Fe as discussed by the authors.
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Kp forecast models
Simon Wing,Jay R. Johnson,J. Jen,C. Meng,David G. Sibeck,K. Bechtold,J. W. Freeman,K. Costello,Michael A. Balikhin,Kazue Takahashi +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a neural network-based model was developed to forecast the magnetic activity of the Sun at Langrangian point (L1) and nowcast KPs with the focus on improving the forecast for active times.
Linux and the Spacecraft Flight Software Environment
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Operations Challenges for Missions with Significant Round-Trip Light Times
TL;DR: Comparisons between the NH and Voyager teams’ approaches to RTLT considerations are made and those that still need to be planned for ― especially those that impact the Pluto encounter are discussed.