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Instruments
Combined Electron and Ion Spectrometer:
MEDUSA (Miniaturized Electrostatic DUal-tophat Spherical Analyzer)
MEDUSA is a combined electron and ion spectrometer. The instrument sensor
is provided by the Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas.
Electrons and ions with energies up to 17 keV/q will be measured
simultanoesly, with a resolution of 4 energy sweeps per second for
electrons, and 2 sweeps per second for ions. Particles are measured in 16 sectors in
the plane of acceptance, which is aligned with the Earth's magntic field.
The mass of MEDUSA is 600 g and the power consumption is 900 mW.
More about MEDUSA.
Dr. David Winningham at
Southwest Research Institute
Neutral Particle Detector:
DINA (Detector of Ions and Neutral Atoms)
The objective of DINA is to extend the measurements of the precipitating ions to the
higher energy range 20 - 1200 keV complementing the MEDUSA experiment. The instrument is
a solid-state detector, and is completely designed and built by people at IRF.
DINA consists of two sensors with the aperture 5 * 30 degree each.
The sensor DINA-0 is looking at 180 degree pitch-angle and DINA-90 at 90 degree pitch-angle.
The mass of DINA is 340 g and the power consumption is 500 mW.
More about DINA.
Stas Barabash at
Swedish Institute of Space Physics.
Connectix Quickcam:
Jonas Olsen
or
Walter Puccio at
Swedish Institute of Space Physics.
Magnetometer:
The magnetometer will allow us to determine the satellite attitude by
monitoring the field in the Y and Z direction of the spacecraft.
IRF -
RYP -
SwRI -
Luth
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