RPC-IES: The Ion and Electron Sensor of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium

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Comet 67P/Churyumov&Ndash, Gerasimenko, Solar Wind&Ndash, Comet Interaction, Plasma Analyzer, Solar Wind Asteroid Interaction

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The ion and electron sensor (IES) is part of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium (RPC). The IES consists of two electrostatic plasma analyzers, one each for ions and electrons, which share a common entrance aperture. Each analyzer covers an energy/charge range from 1 eV/e to 22 keV/e with a resolution of 4%. Electrostatic deflection is used at the entrance aperture to achieve a field of view of 90°× 360° (2.8π sr). Angular resolution is 5°× 22.5° for electrons and 5°× 45° for ions with the sector containing the solar wind being further segmented to 5°× 5°. The three-dimensional plasma distributions obtained by IES will be used to investigate the interaction of the solar wind with asteroids Steins and Lutetia and the coma and nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko (CG). In addition, photoelectron spectra obtained at these bodies will help determine their composition.

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