Multi-spacecraft studies of the auroral acceleration region: From cluster to nanosatellites

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• 作者：S. Sadeghi^a ; M.R. Emami^a ; ^b ; ^{reza.emami@ltu.se}
• 关键词：Auroral acceleration region ; Electric potential structures ; Nanosatellite formation ; Miniaturized instrumentation
• 刊名：Advances in Space Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：59
• 期：5
• 页码：1173-1188
• 全文大小：2237 K
• 卷排序：59

文摘

Utilization of multiple Cubesat formations for studies of the auroral acceleration region. Measurements of field-aligned currents and quasi-static features of AAR are considered. Mission concepts with a cluster of 6–12 Cubesats with specific onboard payloads are suggested.