2020 |
Exploring the innermost solar atmosphere
The Parker Solar Probe spacecraft completed the first two of its 24 scheduled orbits around the Sun on 18 June 2019, making history by flying halfway between Mercury and the Sun.
Parker, Eugene;
Published by: Nature Astronomy Published on: 01/2020
YEAR: 2020   DOI: 10.1038/s41550-019-0985-7
Parker Data Used; parker solar probe; Solar Probe Plus
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2017 |
The Mushroom: A half-sky energetic ion and electron detector
We present a time-of-flight mass spectrometer design for the measurement of ions in the 30 keV to 10 MeV range for protons (up to 40 MeV and 150 MeV for He and heavy ions, respectively) and 30 keV to 1 MeV range for electrons, covering half of the sky with 80 apertures. The instrument, known as the "Mushroom," owing to its shape, solves the field of view problem for magnetospheric and heliospheric missions that employ three-axis stabilized spacecraft, yet still require extended angular coverage; the Mushroom is also compa ...
Hill, M.; Mitchell, D.; Andrews, G.; Cooper, S.; Gurnee, R.; Hayes, J.; Layman, R.; McNutt, R.; Nelson, K.; Parker, C.; Schlemm, C.; Stokes, M.; Begley, S.; Boyle, M.; Burgum, J.; Do, D.; Dupont, A.; Gold, R.; Haggerty, D.; Hoffer, E.; Hutcheson, J.; Jaskulek, S.; Krimigis, S.; Liang, S.; London, S.; Noble, M.; Roelof, E.; Seifert, H.; Strohbehn, K.; Vandegriff, J.; Westlake, J.;
Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: 02/2017
YEAR: 2017   DOI: 10.1002/2016JA022614
2 pi steradian; anisotropy; mass composition; microchannel plate; parker solar probe; Solar Probe Plus; solid-state detector; time of flight
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2016 |
The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus
NASA\textquoterights Solar Probe Plus (SPP) mission will make the first in situ measurements of the solar corona and the birthplace of the solar wind. The FIELDS instrument suite on SPP will make direct measurements of electric and magnetic fields, the properties of in situ plasma waves, electron density and temperature profiles, and interplanetary radio emissions, amongst other things. Here, we describe the scientific objectives targeted by the SPP/FIELDS instrument, the instrument design itself, and the instrument conce ...
Bale, S.; Goetz, K.; Harvey, P.; Turin, P.; Bonnell, J.; de Wit, T.; Ergun, R.; MacDowall, R.; Pulupa, M.; Andre, M.; Bolton, M.; Bougeret, J.-L.; Bowen, T.; Burgess, D.; Cattell, C.; Chandran, B.; Chaston, C.; Chen, C.; Choi, M.; Connerney, J.; Cranmer, S.; Diaz-Aguado, M.; Donakowski, W.; Drake, J.; Farrell, W.; Fergeau, P.; Fermin, J.; Fischer, J.; Fox, N.; Glaser, D.; Goldstein, M.; Gordon, D.; Hanson, E.; Harris, S.; Hayes, L.; Hinze, J.; Hollweg, J.; Horbury, T.; Howard, R.; Hoxie, V.; Jannet, G.; Karlsson, M.; Kasper, J.; Kellogg, P.; Kien, M.; Klimchuk, J.; Krasnoselskikh, V.; Krucker, S.; Lynch, J.; Maksimovic, M.; Malaspina, D.; Marker, S.; Martin, P.; Martinez-Oliveros, J.; McCauley, J.; McComas, D.; McDonald, T.; Meyer-Vernet, N.; Moncuquet, M.; Monson, S.; Mozer, F.; Murphy, S.; Odom, J.; Oliverson, R.; Olson, J.; Parker, E.; Pankow, D.; Phan, T.; Quataert, E.; Quinn, T.; Ruplin, S.; Salem, C.; Seitz, D.; Sheppard, D.; Siy, A.; Stevens, K.; Summers, D.; Szabo, A.; Timofeeva, M.; Vaivads, A.; Velli, M.; Yehle, A.; Werthimer, D.; Wygant, J.;
Published by: Space Science Reviews Published on: 12/2016
YEAR: 2016   DOI: 10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5
Coronal heating; Parker Data Used; parker solar probe; Solar Probe Plus
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Solar Probe Plus (SPP) Wrap Around Automated Testing
The Solar Probe Plus (SPP) mission, under NASA s Living with a Star program, will fly a spacecraft (S/C) through the sun s outer corona. The mission will gather data on the processes of coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, and production, evolution and transport of solar energetic particles. The spacecraft has an Electrical Power System or EPS that has to undergo testing before delivery to the spacecraft for integration and testing. The specific unit to be delivered is called the Power System Electronic box or PSE. The ...
Parker, Tony;
Published by: AUTOTESTCON (Proceedings) Published on:
YEAR: 2016   DOI:
Automation; Digital signal processors; Electric batteries; Electric power systems; Engines; Environmental testing; NASA; Probes; signal processing; Solar cell arrays; Space flight; Spacecraft; Spacecraft power supplies; Telemetering equipment; Testbeds; Wings; Parker Engineering
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2015 |
Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation: Design of the Solar Wind and Coronal Plasma Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus
The Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation on Solar Probe Plus is a four sensor instrument suite that provides complete measurements of the electrons and ionized helium and hydrogen that constitute the bulk of solar wind and coronal plasma. SWEAP consists of the Solar Probe Cup (SPC) and the Solar Probe Analyzers (SPAN). SPC is a Faraday Cup that looks directly at the Sun and measures ion and electron fluxes and flow angles as a function of energy. SPAN consists of an ion and electron electrostatic ...
Kasper, Justin; Abiad, Robert; Austin, Gerry; Balat-Pichelin, Marianne; Bale, Stuart; Belcher, John; Berg, Peter; Bergner, Henry; Berthomier, Matthieu; Bookbinder, Jay; Brodu, Etienne; Caldwell, David; Case, Anthony; Chandran, Benjamin; Cheimets, Peter; Cirtain, Jonathan; Cranmer, Steven; Curtis, David; Daigneau, Peter; Dalton, Greg; Dasgupta, Brahmananda; DeTomaso, David; Diaz-Aguado, Millan; Djordjevic, Blagoje; Donaskowski, Bill; Effinger, Michael; Florinski, Vladimir; Fox, Nichola; Freeman, Mark; Gallagher, Dennis; Gary, Peter; Gauron, Tom; Gates, Richard; Goldstein, Melvin; Golub, Leon; Gordon, Dorothy; Gurnee, Reid; Guth, Giora; Halekas, Jasper; Hatch, Ken; Heerikuisen, Jacob; Ho, George; Hu, Qiang; Johnson, Greg; Jordan, Steven; Korreck, Kelly; Larson, Davin; Lazarus, Alan; Li, Gang; Livi, Roberto; Ludlam, Michael; Maksimovic, Milan; McFadden, James; Marchant, William; Maruca, Bennet; McComas, David; Messina, Luciana; Mercer, Tony; Park, Sang; Peddie, Andrew; Pogorelov, Nikolai; Reinhart, Matthew; Richardson, John; Robinson, Miles; Rosen, Irene; Skoug, Ruth; Slagle, Amanda; Steinberg, John; Stevens, Michael; Szabo, Adam; Taylor, Ellen; Tiu, Chris; Turin, Paul; Velli, Marco; Webb, Gary; Whittlesey, Phyllis; Wright, Ken; Wu, S.; Zank, Gary;
Published by: Space Science Reviews Published on: 10/2015
YEAR: 2015   DOI: 10.1007/s11214-015-0206-3
Acceleration; Corona; Heating; Parker Data Used; Solar Probe Plus; Solar wind plasma; SWEAP
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2014 |
Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISIS): Design of the Energetic Particle Investigation
The Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISIS) is a complete science investigation on the Solar Probe Plus (SPP) mission, which flies to within nine solar radii of the Sun\textquoterights surface. ISIS comprises a two-instrument suite to measure energetic particles over a very broad energy range, as well as coordinated management, science operations, data processing, and scientific analysis. Together, ISIS observations allow us to explore the mechanisms of energetic particles dynamics, including their: (1)\ O ...
McComas, D.; Alexander, N.; Angold, N.; Bale, S.; Beebe, C.; Birdwell, B.; Boyle, M.; Burgum, J.; Burnham, J.; Christian, E.; Cook, W.; Cooper, S.; Cummings, A.; Davis, A.; Desai, M.; Dickinson, J.; Dirks, G.; Do, D.; Fox, N.; Giacalone, J.; Gold, R.; Gurnee, R.; Hayes, J.; Hill, M.; Kasper, J.; Kecman, B.; Klemic, J.; Krimigis, S.; Labrador, A.; Layman, R.; Leske, R.; Livi, S.; Matthaeus, W.; McNutt, R.; Mewaldt, R.; Mitchell, D.; Nelson, K.; Parker, C.; Rankin, J.; Roelof, E.; Schwadron, N.; Seifert, H.; Shuman, S.; Stokes, M.; Stone, E.; Vandegriff, J.; Velli, M.; von Rosenvinge, T.; Weidner, S.; Wiedenbeck, M.; Wilson, P.;
Published by: Space Science Reviews Published on: 07/2014
YEAR: 2014   DOI: 10.1007/s11214-014-0059-1
CMEs; Corona; ISIS; Parker Data Used; Particle acceleration; SEPs; Solar energetic particles; Solar Probe Plus
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2013 |
Current Sheets Formation in Tangled Coronal Magnetic Fields
Rappazzo, A.~F.; Parker, E.~N.;
Published by: \apjl Published on: 08/2013
YEAR: 2013   DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/773/1/L2
Parker Data Used; magnetohydrodynamics: MHD; Sun: corona; Sun: magnetic topology; Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
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