Abstract
NASA’s 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 concept of operations and planned data products.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 49-82 |
Number of pages | 34 |
Journal | Space Science Reviews |
Volume | 204 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
Keywords
- Coronal heating
- Solar Probe Plus