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Instrument: Electron-M-PESCA
Instrument details
Acronym
Electron-M-PESCA
Full name
Charged particle analyzer
Purpose
Observation of electrons, protons and light nuclei in cosmic rays
Short description
Observation of flux and energy spectra of protons (1-20 MeV), electrons (0.2-2 MeV) and light nuclei (C, N, O) (2-50 MeV/nucleon)
Background
Part of a package of instruments to monitor solar activity
Scanning Technique
Sun pointing from a high-inclination drifting LEO
Resolution
N/A (full disk)
Coverage / Cycle
Full solar disk nearly continuous
Mass
8.8 kg
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2009 to 2009-12-01
Last update:
2017-06-04
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a
green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates
future satellites
Instrument classification
Solar and space environment monitors Energetic particle spectrometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives Alpha particles differential directional flux Alpha particles integral directional flux Electron differential directional flux Electron integral directional flux Heavy ion flux energy and mass spectrum Proton differential directional flux Proton integral directional flux
Secondary mission objectives Solar wind density Solar wind temperature Solar wind velocity Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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