The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus
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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.
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.
Date Issued
2016-03-31
Date Acceptance
2016-03-09
Citation
Space Science Reviews, 2016, 204 (1-4), pp.49-82
ISSN
0038-6308
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Start Page
49
End Page
82
Journal / Book Title
Space Science Reviews
Volume
204
Issue
1-4
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© The Author(s) 2016
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This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Grant Number
ST/K002910/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Coronal heating
Solar Probe Plus
ALFVEN WAVES
WIND
TURBULENCE
CORONA
INTERPLANETARY
ACCELERATION
SPACECRAFT
FREQUENCY
RADIO
MODEL
0201 Astronomical And Space Sciences
Publication Status
Published