The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP
Craig Kletzing,William S. Kurth,Mario H. Acuña,Robert J. MacDowall,Roy B. Torbert,T. F. Averkamp,D. Bodet,Scott R. Bounds,M. Chutter,John E. P. Connerney,D. Crawford,J. S. Dolan,R. T. Dvorsky,George Hospodarsky,J. Howard,Vania K. Jordanova,R. A. Johnson,D. L. Kirchner,B. T. Mokrzycki,G. Needell,J. Odom,D. Mark,R. F. Pfaff,J. R. Phillips,Chris Piker,S. L. Remington,Douglas E. Rowland,Ondrej Santolik,R. Schnurr,D. Sheppard,Charles W. Smith,Richard M. Thorne,J. Tyler +32 more
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The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) investigation on the NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes (now named the Van Allen Probes) mission provides key wave and very low frequency magnetic field measurements to understand radiation belt acceleration, loss, and transport.Abstract:
The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) investigation on the NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes (now named the Van Allen Probes) mission provides key wave and very low frequency magnetic field measurements to understand radiation belt acceleration, loss, and transport. The key science objectives and the contribution that EMFISIS makes to providing measurements as well as theory and modeling are described. The key components of the instruments suite, both electronics and sensors, including key functional parameters, calibration, and performance, demonstrate that EMFISIS provides the needed measurements for the science of the RBSP mission. The EMFISIS operational modes and data products, along with online availability and data tools provide the radiation belt science community with one the most complete sets of data ever collected.read more
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Science Objectives and Rationale for the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission
TL;DR: The NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission as discussed by the authors uses two spacecraft making in situ measurements for at least 2 years in nearly the same highly elliptical, low inclination orbits (1.1×5.8 RE, 10∘).
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Rapid local acceleration of relativistic radiation-belt electrons by magnetospheric chorus
Richard M. Thorne,Wen Li,Binbin Ni,Qianli Ma,Jacob Bortnik,Lunjin Chen,Daniel N. Baker,Harlan E. Spence,Geoffrey D. Reeves,Michael G. Henderson,Craig Kletzing,William S. Kurth,George Hospodarsky,J. B. Blake,Joseph F. Fennell,Seth G. Claudepierre,Shrikanth Kanekal +16 more
TL;DR: High-resolution electron observations obtained during the 9 October storm are reported and chorus scattering explains the temporal evolution of both the energy and angular distribution of the observed relativistic electron flux increase, and detailed modelling demonstrates the remarkable efficiency of wave acceleration in the Earth's outer radiation belt.
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Science Goals and Overview of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) Suite on NASA’s Van Allen Probes Mission
Harlan E. Spence,Geoffrey D. Reeves,Daniel N. Baker,J. B. Blake,M. Bolton,Sebastien Bourdarie,Anthony A. Chan,Seth G. Claudepierre,J. H. Clemmons,J. P. Cravens,Scot R. Elkington,J. F. Fennell,Reiner Friedel,Herbert O. Funsten,Jerry Goldstein,Janet C. Green,A. A. Guthrie,Michael G. Henderson,Richard B. Horne,Mary K. Hudson,J.-M. Jahn,Vania K. Jordanova,Shrikanth Kanekal,B. W. Klatt,B. W. Klatt,Brian A. Larsen,Xinlin Li,Elizabeth MacDonald,Ian R. Mann,J. T. Niehof,T. P. O'Brien,Terrance Onsager,D. Salvaggio,Ruth M. Skoug,S. Smith,L. L. Suther,Michelle F. Thomsen,Richard M. Thorne +37 more
TL;DR: The Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP)-Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) suite contains an innovative complement of particle instruments to ensure the highest quality measurements ever made in the inner magnetosphere and radiation belts as mentioned in this paper.
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The Electric Field and Waves Instruments on the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission
John R. Wygant,John W. Bonnell,Keith Goetz,Robert E. Ergun,F. S. Mozer,Stuart D. Bale,Michael Ludlam,Paul Turin,Peter Harvey,R. Hochmann,K. Harps,Greg Dalton,J. McCauley,W. Rachelson,D. Gordon,B. Donakowski,C. Shultz,Christopher D. Smith,M. Diaz-Aguado,J. Fischer,S. Heavner,Peter Berg,D. M. Malsapina,M. Bolton,Mary K. Hudson,Robert J. Strangeway,Daniel N. Baker,Xinlin Li,Jay M. Albert,John C. Foster,C. C. Chaston,Ian R. Mann,Eric Donovan,Christopher Cully,Cynthia A Cattell,Vladimir Krasnoselskikh,Kris Kersten,A. Brenneman,J. B. Tao +38 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the Van Allen Probes were used to measure three dimensional quasi-static and low frequency electric fields and waves associated with the acceleration of energetic charged particles in the inner magnetosphere of the Earth.
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Electron densities inferred from plasma wave spectra obtained by the Waves instrument on Van Allen Probes.
William S. Kurth,S. De Pascuale,Jeremy Faden,Craig Kletzing,George Hospodarsky,Scott Thaller,John R. Wygant +6 more
TL;DR: The expected accuracy of ne and issues in the interpretation of the electrostatic wave spectrum are described and described.
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