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Scientific objectives and instrumentation of Mercury Plasma Particle Experiment (MPPE) onboard MMO
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SYSNO ASEP 0366557 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Scientific objectives and instrumentation of Mercury Plasma Particle Experiment (MPPE) onboard MMO Author(s) Saito, Y. (JP)
Sauvaud, J. A. (FR)
Hirahara, M. (JP)
Němeček, Z. (CZ)
Trávníček, Pavel M. (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
BepiColombo, MMO/MPPE team. (US)Number of authors 89 Source Title Planetary and Space Science. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0032-0633
Roč. 58, 1-2 (2010), s. 182-200Number of pages 19 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords Mercury ; Magnetosphere ; Instrumentation ; Plasma ; Charged particles Subject RIV BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics CEZ AV0Z30420517 - UFA-U, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000275077600013 DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2008.06.003 Annotation Mercury is one of the least explored planets in our solar system. Until the recent flyby of Mercury by MESSENGER, no spacecraft had visited Mercury since Mariner 10 made three flybys: two in 1974 and one in 1975. In order to elucidate the detailed plasma structure and dynamics around Mercury, an orbiter BepiColombo MMO (Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter) is planned to be launched in 2013 as a joint mission between ESA and ISAS/JAXA. Mercury Plasma Particle Experiment (MPPE) was proposed in order to investigate the plasma/particle environment around Mercury. MPPE is a comprehensive instrument package for plasma, high-energy particle and energetic neutral atom measurements. It consists of seven sensors: two Mercury electron analyzers (MEA1 and MEA2). Mercury ion analyzer (MIA), Mercury mass spectrum analyzer (MSA),. high-energy particle instrument for electron (HEP-ele), high-energy particle instrument for ion (HEP-ion), and energetic neutrals analyzer (ENA). Workplace Institute of Atmospheric Physics Contact Kateřina Adamovičová, adamovicova@ufa.cas.cz, Tel.: 272 016 012 ; Kateřina Potužníková, kaca@ufa.cas.cz, Tel.: 272 016 019 Year of Publishing 2012 Electronic address http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032063308001529
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