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First observations and performance of the RPW instrument onboard the Solar Orbiter mission

Maksimovic, M; Soucek, J; Chust, T; Khotyaintsev, Y; Kretzschmar, M; Bonnin, X; Vecchio, A; ... Zouganelis, I; + view all (2021) First observations and performance of the RPW instrument onboard the Solar Orbiter mission. Astronomy & Astrophysics 10.1051/0004-6361/202141271. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

The Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument on the ESA Solar Orbiter mission is designed to measure in situ magnetic and electric fields and waves from the continuum up to several hundred kHz. The RPW also observes solar and heliospheric radio emissions up to 16 MHz. It was switched on and its antennae were successfully deployed two days after the launch of Solar Orbiter on February 10, 2020. Since then, the instrument has acquired enough data to make it possible to assess its performance and the electromagnetic disturbances it experiences. In this article, we assess its scientific performance and present the first RPW observations. In particular, we focus on a statistical analysis of the first observations of interplanetary dust by the instrument’s Thermal Noise Receiver. We also review the electro-magnetic disturbances that RPW suffers, especially those which potential users of the instrument data should be aware of before starting their research work.

Type: Article
Title: First observations and performance of the RPW instrument onboard the Solar Orbiter mission
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141271
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141271
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: solar wind, space instrumentation, plasma and radio waves
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10136657
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