The solar wind proton and alpha sensor for the solar orbiter

David J. McComas; Mihir I. Desai; Frédéric Allegrini; Matthew Berthomier; Roberto Bruno; Phillip Louarn; Eckart Marsch; Christopher J. Owen; Nathan A. Schwadron; Thomas H. Zurbuchen

The solar wind proton and alpha sensor for the solar orbiter

David J. McComas, Mihir I. Desai, Frédéric Allegrini, Matthew Berthomier, Roberto Bruno, Phillip Louarn, Eckart Marsch, Christopher J. Owen, Nathan A. Schwadron, Thomas H. Zurbuchen

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Abstract

The primary scientific objective of the Solar WindProton and Alpha Sensor (SW-PAS) for the Solar Orbiter (SO) mission is to provide observations of kinetic and fluid properties of the bulk solar wind plasma that will ultimately lead to new discoveries and improved understanding of coronal heating, the origin and acceleration of the solar wind, and the seed population of solar proton events. Specifically, the SW-PAS will measure the 3-D velocity distribution functions of solar wind and suprathermal protons and α-particles between 200 eV/q-20 keV/q energy range at high temporal resolution. In this paper, we outline the main scientific goals, instrument concept, and critical issues required for the design and development of the SW-PAS sensor.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Second Solar Orbiter Workshop
Edition	SP-641
State	Published - Oct 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	2nd Solar Orbiter Workshop - Athens, Greece Duration: Oct 16 2006 → Oct 20 2006

Publication series

Name	European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Number	SP-641
ISSN (Print)	0379-6566

Conference

Conference	2nd Solar Orbiter Workshop
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	10/16/06 → 10/20/06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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McComas, DJ, Desai, MI, Allegrini, F, Berthomier, M, Bruno, R, Louarn, P, Marsch, E, Owen, CJ, Schwadron, NA & Zurbuchen, TH 2006, The solar wind proton and alpha sensor for the solar orbiter. in Proceedings of the Second Solar Orbiter Workshop. SP-641 edn, European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP, no. SP-641, 2nd Solar Orbiter Workshop, Athens, Greece, 10/16/06.

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