Rapid measurements of solar wind ions with the Triana PlasMag Faraday Cup

Authors
Aellig, MR Lazarus, AJ Kasper, JC Ogilvie, KW
Citation
Mr. Aellig et al., Rapid measurements of solar wind ions with the Triana PlasMag Faraday Cup, ASTRO SP SC, 277(1-2), 2001, pp. 305-307
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE
ISSN journal
0004640X → ACNP
Volume
277
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
305 - 307
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-640X(2001)277:1-2<305:RMOSWI>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The Triana PlasMag Faraday Cup (FC) will be able to determine speed, flow a ngles, temperature, and density of the main solar wind ion species with a t ime resolution of better than one second. Thus, the Triana PlasMag FC will enable resolution of spatial structures as small as a few hundred kilometer s as the structures convect past the spacecraft. Under typical solar wind c onditions, that size is comparable to a few proton gyroradii.