Medium-energy particle experiments-ion mass analyzer (MEP-i) onboard ERG (Arase)

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作者
Yokota, Shoichiro [1 ]
Kasahara, Satoshi [2 ]
Mitani, Takefumi [3 ]
Asamura, Kazushi [3 ]
Hirahara, Masafumi [4 ]
Takashima, Takeshi [3 ]
Yamamoto, Kazuhiro [5 ]
Shibano, Yasuko [3 ]
机构
[1] Osaka Univ, Machikaneyama Cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 5600043, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[3] Japan Aerosp Explorat Agcy, Inst Space & Astronaut Sci, Chuo Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 2525210, Japan
[4] Nagoya Univ, Inst Space Earth Environm Res, Chikusa Ku, Furo Cho, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, Japan
[5] Kyoto Univ, Sakyo Ku, Kitashirakawaoiwake Cho, Kyoto 6068502, Japan
来源
EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE | 2017年 / 69卷
关键词
ERG; Radiation belts; Medium-energy particles; Mass analyses; TIME-OF-FLIGHT; MOLECULAR-IONS; POLAR WIND; HE++ IONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; ACCELERATION; IONOSPHERE; ALTITUDE; FLUXES; WAVES;
D O I
10.1186/s40623-017-0754-8
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
The medium-energy particle experiments-ion mass analyzer (MEP-i) was developed for the exploration of energization and radiation in geospace (ERG) mission (Arase), in order to measure the three-dimensional distribution functions of the inner-magnetospheric ions in the medium energy range between 10 and 180 keV/q. The energy, mass, and charge state of each ion are determined by a combination of an electrostatic energy/charge analyzer, a time-of-flight mass/charge analyzer, and energy-sensitive solid-state detectors. This paper describes the instrumentation of the MEP-i, data products, and observation results during a magnetic storm.
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