The Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers program

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Ion Motion, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Magnetospheric Ion Density, Particle Acceleration, Solar Wind, Tracers, Computer Programs, Data Reduction, Ion Density (Concentration), Magnetosheath, Spaceborne Astronomy

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In order to study the access of solar wind ions to the magnetosphere, together with the processes that transport and accelerate magnetospheric particles, the Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers (AMPTE) mission will release and monitor lithium and barium tracer ions in both the solar wind and the magnetosphere. A single, massive release of barium in the dawn magnetosheath will in addition create a visible artificial comet in the flowing solar wind plasma, within which studies of a range of different plasma effects will be undertaken. The AMPTE will obtain comprehensive measurements of natural magnetospheric particle populations' elemental composition and dynamics. AMPTE comprises three spacecraft: the Ion Release Module, the Charge Composition Explorer, and the United Kingdom Subsatellite.

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