2023/10/31 by Gianmaria Rebustini, Rebustini, Gianmaria
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · #Earthquake Detection and Analysis #FOS: Physical sciences #Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies #Geophysics (physics.geo-ph) #Geophysics and Sensor Technology #Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2311.00726
openalex publication_date 2023/10/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This thesis is organized into four chapters: Chapter 1 provides an overview of previous missions focused on monitoring earthquake precursors from space and highlights popular theories connecting space-measured seismic precursors to earthquakes. It also briefly reviews key theoretical concepts related to sensors in plasma. Chapter 2 offers a detailed description of the CSES mission, including CSES-01 and CSES-02, and emphasizes the essential components of EFD-02, noting any innovations compared to previous experiments with similar objectives. Chapter 3 covers functionality tests ensuring the instrument's correct electronic operation under different environmental conditions and discusses various performance tests, highlighting the instrument's characteristics. Chapter 4 reports results from calibration using a signal generator in a dedicated laboratory and instrument characterization with a plasma source. This chapter also analyzes the calibration factor's variability and underscores the significance of these tests and measurements for the CSES-02 mission, both operationally and scientifically.