The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus
2016/03/31 by S. D. Bale, K. Goetz, P. Harvey +123 · 851 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Corona (planetary geology) #Environmental science #Geography #Geology #Heliosphere #Interplanetary magnetic field #Interplanetary spaceflight #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Magnetic field #Physics #Planetary science #Remote sensing #Scientific instrument #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Solar physics #Solar wind #Suite
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5
published in Space Science Reviews 204(1-4), 49-82 (Springer Science+Business Media)
openalex publication_date 2016/03/31 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract
NASA’s Solar Probe Plus (SPP) mission will make the first in situ measurements of the solar corona and the birthplace of the solar wind. The FIELDS instrument suite on SPP will make direct measurements of electric and magnetic fields, the properties of in situ plasma waves, electron density and temperature profiles, and interplanetary radio emissions, amongst other things. Here, we describe the scientific objectives targeted by the SPP/FIELDS instrument, the instrument design itself, and the instrument concept of operations and planned data products.
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