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Title:
The Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) Instrument Aboard New Horizons
Authors:
McComas, D.; Allegrini, F.; Bagenal, F.; Casey, P.; Delamere, P.; Demkee, D.; Dunn, G.; Elliott, H.; Hanley, J.; Johnson, K.; Langle, J.; Miller, G.; Pope, S.; Reno, M.; Rodriguez, B.; Schwadron, N.; Valek, P.; Weidner, S.
Affiliation:
AA(Southwest Research Institute), AB(Southwest Research Institute), AC(University of Colorado), AD(Southwest Research Institute), AE(University of Colorado), AF(Southwest Research Institute), AG(Southwest Research Institute), AH(Southwest Research Institute), AI(Southwest Research Institute), AJ(Southwest Research Institute), AK(Southwest Research Institute; , Midwest Research Institute), AL(Southwest Research Institute), AM(Southwest Research Institute), AN(Southwest Research Institute), AO(Southwest Research Institute), AP(Southwest Research Institute; , Boston University), AQ(Southwest Research Institute), AR(Southwest Research Institute)
Publication:
Space Science Reviews, Volume 140, Issue 1-4, pp. 261-313 (SSRv Homepage)
Publication Date:
10/2008
Origin:
SPRINGER
Keywords:
Solar wind, Pluto plasma interaction, Pickup ions
DOI:
10.1007/s11214-007-9205-3
Bibliographic Code:
2008SSRv..140..261M

Abstract

The Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument on New Horizons will measure the interaction between the solar wind and ions created by atmospheric loss from Pluto. These measurements provide a characterization of the total loss rate and allow us to examine the complex plasma interactions at Pluto for the first time. Constrained to fit within minimal resources, SWAP is optimized to make plasma-ion measurements at all rotation angles as the New Horizons spacecraft scans to image Pluto and Charon during the flyby. To meet these unique requirements, we combined a cylindrically symmetric retarding potential analyzer with small deflectors, a top-hat analyzer, and a redundant/coincidence detection scheme. This configuration allows for highly sensitive measurements and a controllable energy passband at all scan angles of the spacecraft.
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