The keV plasma experiment on the GEOS-1 and GEOS-2 satellites

Details The keV plasma experiment on the GEOS-1 and GEOS-2 satellites The keV plasma experiment on the GEOS-1 and GEOS-2 satellites

Dec 1979

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Space Science Instrumentation, vol. 5, Dec. 1979, p. 37-49. Research supported by the Swedish Board for Space Activities and Cen

Physics

Geos 1 Satellite, Geos 2 Satellite, High Temperature Plasmas, Magnetospheric Electron Density, Magnetospheric Ion Density, Spaceborne Experiments, Block Diagrams, Distribution Functions, Electron Distribution, Energy Spectra, Ion Distribution, Real Time Operation, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Spectrometers

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The keV-plasma experiment on the GEOS-1 and GEOS-2 satellites designed for geostationary orbit is described. The three-dimensional distribution functions of hot electrons and ions in the energy range 0.3-20 keV were determined. Instrumentation and experimental data are discussed in terms of differential flux in the energy-pitch angle space. From this, the distribution function in velocity space can be found by means of a simple transformation. The instrumentation in fact provides three-dimensional distribution functions but the plasma data are usually best organized in pitch angle in those parts of the magnetosphere which the GEOS-spacecraft reaches.

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