Abstract
This paper provides a very brief review of the in situ instrument payload initially planned for the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter space mission, as documented in the Solar Orbiter Study Report. That proposed payload comprises eight experiments including a solar wind electron and ion plasma analyzer (including composition), a radio and plasma wave analyzer, a radio sounder, a magnetometer, an energetic particle analyzer, a dust detector, a neutral solar wind analyzer, and a neutron detector. Only 25.2 kg and 23.5 We have been initially allocated to the in situ instruments; these resources are probably insufficient to fully support this diverse and challenging set of experiments. Once it is better developed and optimized, the in situ package will provide an excellent and central component of the Solar Orbiter science return. While not exhaustive, this paper seeks to identify and provide some guidance on at least some of the issues facing each of the in situ experiments.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-78 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP |
Issue number | 493 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 1st Solar Orbiter Workshop -Solar Encounter 2001- - Puerto de la Cruz, Spain Duration: May 14 2001 → May 18 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Aerospace Engineering
- Space and Planetary Science