Peculiarities of usage of integral Faraday cups aboard the INTERBALL-1 satellite: Reduction of photocurrent and determination of incoming angles and velocities of ion flux in the solar wind and the magnetosheath

Authors
Zastenker, GN Fedorov, AO Sharko, YV Moldosanov, KA Dalin, PA Kirpichev, IP Kim, LS Samsonov, MA
Citation
Gn. Zastenker et al., Peculiarities of usage of integral Faraday cups aboard the INTERBALL-1 satellite: Reduction of photocurrent and determination of incoming angles and velocities of ion flux in the solar wind and the magnetosheath, COSM RES, 38(1), 2000, pp. 20-27
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
COSMIC RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00109525 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
20 - 27
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-9525(200001/02)38:1<20:POUOIF>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
This paper describes the results of three adjustment experiments with the a ll-directional plasma sensor (the VDP instrument) operating aboard the INTE RBALL-1 satellite: reduction of photocurrents in the sensor by reducing ref lection of ultra-violet emission from the collector; determination of the s olar wind velocity by analyzing integral energy spectra of the instrument; determination of incoming angles and a ratio of bulk and thermal velocities by comparison of currents measured by four differently-directed sensors.