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A Study of Solar Orbiter Spacecraft-Plasma Interactions Effects on Electric Field and Particle Measurements

Guillemant, S; Maksimovic, M; Hilgers, A; Pantellini, F; Lamy, L; Louarn, P; Genot, V; ... Vecchio, A; + view all (2017) A Study of Solar Orbiter Spacecraft-Plasma Interactions Effects on Electric Field and Particle Measurements. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science , 45 (9) pp. 2578-2587. 10.1109/TPS.2017.2731054. Green open access

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Abstract

Abstract: We present numerical simulations of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft (SC)/plasma interaction performed with the SC-plasma interaction system software. Solar orbiter, to be launched in 2019, is dedicated to observe the sun and the solar wind. The SC will be equipped with both in situ and remote sensing instruments and will approach the sun as close as 0.28 AU. The whole SC will be subjected to an intense electromagnetic radiation flux (ten times that at the earth) leading to specific thermal and SC-plasma interactions issues. This paper investigates plasma interaction effects with two instruments: the radio and plasma waves and the electron analyzer system.

Type: Article
Title: A Study of Solar Orbiter Spacecraft-Plasma Interactions Effects on Electric Field and Particle Measurements
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2017.2731054
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2017.2731054
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: Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Physics, Fluids & Plasmas, Physics, Aerospace simulation, artificial satellites, astrophysics, electric potential, electrostatic measurements, plasma measurements, plasma simulation, space exploration
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/1575746
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