The Advanced Composition Explorer

被引：921
作者：
E.C. Stone
A.M. Frandsen
R.A. Mewaldt
E.R. Christian
D. Margolies
J.F. Ormes
F. Snow
机构：
[1] California Institute of Technology,
[2] Goddard Space Flight Center,undefined
来源：
Space Science Reviews | 1998年 / 86卷 / 1-4期
关键词：
Solar Wind; Solar Energetic Particle; Halo Orbit; Deep Space Network; Local Interstellar Medium;
D O I：
10.1023/A:1005082526237
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摘要：
The Advanced Composition Explorer was launched August 25, 1997 carrying six high-resolution spectrometers that measure the elemental, isotopic, and ionic charge-state composition of nuclei from H to Ni (1≤Z≤28) from solar wind energies (∼1 keV nucl−1) to galactic cosmic-ray energies (∼500 MeV nucl−1). Data from these instruments is being used to measure and compare the elemental and isotopic composition of the solar corona, the nearby interstellar medium, and the Galaxy, and to study particle acceleration processes that occur in a wide range of environments. ACE also carries three instruments that provide the heliospheric context for ion composition studies by monitoring the state of the interplanetary medium. From its orbit about the Sun-Earth libration point ∼1.5 million km sunward of Earth, ACE also provides real-time solar wind measurements to NOAA for use in forecasting space weather. This paper provides an introduction to the ACE mission, including overviews of the scientific goals and objectives, the instrument payload, and the spacecraft and ground systems.
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