Forthcoming measurements of plasma waves by the EMFISIS investigation on the RBSP Spacecraft

Author

Kletzing, Craig A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

13-20 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Radiation belt particle acceleration and loss is intimately connected to wave-particle interactions. To measure these interactions, NASA will launch the two-satellite Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission in 2012. The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) investigation on RBSP is an integrated set of instruments consisting of DC magnetic field measurements from DC to 30 Hz and AC electric and magnetic fields from 10Hz to 400 kHz. Examples of key wave science such as VLF hiss, magnetosonic equatorial noise, electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves, and chorus are presented along with the mission and instrument complement.

Keywords

astrophysical plasma; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; electric field measurement; magnetic field measurement; magnetospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; plasma electrostatic waves; radiation belts; AC electric fields; AC magnetic fields; AD 2012; DC magnetic field measurements; EMFISIS; Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science; RBSP mission; RBSP spacecraft; Radiation Belt Storm Probes; VLF hiss; chorus; electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves; frequency 0 Hz to 30 Hz; frequency 10 Hz to 400 kHz; magnetosonic equatorial noise; plasma wave measurements; radiation belt particle acceleration; radiation belt particle loss; wave-particle interactions; Atmospheric measurements; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetometers; Particle measurements; Plasma measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5117-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051104

Filename

6051104