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Title:
The Electron Spectrometer for the Cassini spacecraft
Authors:
Coates, A. J.; Alsop, C.; Coker, A. J.; Linder, D. R.; Johnstone, A. D.; Woodliffe, R. D.; Grande, M.; Preece, A.; Burge, S.; Hall, D. S.
Affiliation:
AA(London, University College, Dorking, United Kingdom), AB(London, University College, Dorking, United Kingdom), AC(London, University College, Dorking, United Kingdom), AD(London, University College, Dorking, United Kingdom), AE(London, University College, Dorking, United Kingdom), AF(London, University College, Dorking, United Kingdom), AG(Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom), AH(Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom), AI(Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom), AJ(Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom)
Publication:
British Interplanetary Society, Journal (ISSN 0007-094X), vol. 45, no. 9, Sept. 1992, p. 387-392. Research supported by SERC and Royal Society.
Publication Date:
09/1992
Category:
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
CASSINI MISSION, ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY, PLANETARY MAGNETOSPHERES, SATELLITE-BORNE INSTRUMENTS, SATURN ATMOSPHERE, SOLAR PLANETARY INTERACTIONS, DATA PROCESSING, PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS, SOLAR WIND, UK SPACE PROGRAM
Bibliographic Code:
1992JBIS...45..387C

Abstract

One of the major aims of the Cassini spacecraft is to characterize in detail the interaction of the solar wind with the Saturnian system. The Cassini Plasma Spectrometer (CAPS) addresses this aim by measuring the plasma particles, ions and electrons, with a suite of three complementary state-of-the-art sensors. The Electron Spectrometer (ELS), contributed by the UK with assistance from Norway, will measure the energy and angular distributions of solar wind and magnetospheric electrons with unprecedented accuracy. This paper describes the scientific aims and design of CAPS concentrating particularly on the ELS sensor.
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