Antenna design considerations for the Radio and Plasma Wave (RPW) experiment on solar orbiterShow others and affiliations
2006 (English)In: European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP, Athens, 2006, no SP-641Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Electric fields in the solar wind are very poorly studied; there have been no instruments dedicated to measuring solar wind electric fields and plasma waves at low frequencies. Here we discuss some of the important physics of LF electric fields, including dissipation of MHD turbulence, shock acceleration of particles, and solar wind magnetic reconnection. We then present some antenna sensor and instrument designs that will potentially satisfy the goal of measuring both DC/low frequency electric fields AND higher frequency radio and thermal noise emissions. We discuss trades between science goals and complexity of the designs.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Athens, 2006. no SP-641
Series
European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP, ISSN 0379-6566 ; SP-641
Keywords [en]
Electric field effects, Orbits, Plasma waves, Product design, Radio waves, Solar wind, Thermal noise, Turbulence, Antenna design, Higher frequency radio, MHD turbulence, Shock acceleration, Thermal noise emissions, Solar system
National Category
Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-26908Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-34249685593ISBN: 9290922052 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-26908DiVA, id: diva2:372997
Conference
2nd Solar Orbiter Workshop; Athens; 16 October 2006 through 20 October 2006
Note
QC 20101129
2010-11-292010-11-292022-06-25Bibliographically approved