The lightweight energetic particle detector EPONA and its performance on Giotto

Details The lightweight energetic particle detector EPONA and its performance on Giotto The lightweight energetic particle detector EPONA and its performance on Giotto

Jun 1987

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Journal of Physics E - Scientific Instruments (ISSN 0022-3735), vol. 20, pt. 2, June 1987, p. 732-740. Research supported by the

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Bow Waves, Energetic Particles, Giotto Mission, Halley'S Comet, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Radiation Counters, Solar Corona, Solar Wind, Sunspot Cycle

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A lightweight energetic particle detector system (EPONA/EPA) is described, which was designed to operate in environmental conditions characterized by the varying solar aspect angles and temperatures pertaining during the cruise phase of the Giotto spacecraft and during the dust bombardment during closest approach (about 600 km) to the nucleus of comet Halley. Representative data, illustrating the functioning of EPONA during both the Giotto cruise phase and at comet encounter, are presented. The instrument has a wide range of applications to other space experiments where reliable plasma diagnostics are required.

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