Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Jan 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002aipc..608..305a&link_type=abstract
SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM- STAIF 2002. Conference on Thermophyiscs in Microgravity; Conference on In
Statistics
Applications
Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Particle Emission, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
GeoSail is a mission designed to utilize the versatility of solar sail propulsion in the exploration of magnetic reconnection and electron dynamics in the Earth's magnetotail. The GeoSail mission uses a low-performance solar sail to artificially precess the apse-line of a long elliptical Earth-centered orbit to match the annual rotation of the geomagnetic tail. This unique use of a solar sail will enable the GeoSail science payload to maintain a nearly constant presence in the geotail providing an exciting opportunity to probe the rapid dynamical evolution of energetic particle distributions in this critical region of geospace. The level of solar sail performance required for GeoSail is typical of that currently being considered for near-term technology demonstration missions, i.e., a 40m×40m sail with characteristic acceleration of 0.1-0.15 mm/s2. GeoSail is therefore capable of providing both technology validation and a unique science return from a first solar sail mission. .
Alexander David
Angelopoulos Vassilis
MacDonald Malcolm
McInnes Colin R.
Sandman Anne W.
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