An energetic particle experiment for Giotto
Abstract
The Energetic Particle Experiment (EPE) on the Giotto mission to Comet Halley, intended to measure high-energy particles during the Cruise Phase of the mission and in the cometary environment during the Halley encounter, is described. The EPE consists of three particle telescopes, T1, T2, and T3, designed to measure energy distributions of ions, electrons, protons, and heavier nuclei at E not less than 20 keV. The EPE system has been successfully tested in its nine operation modes and has been collecting data since the 'switch-on' on August 22, 1985.
- Publication:
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IN: Field
- Pub Date:
- 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985fpwe.proc..177M
- Keywords:
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- Energetic Particles;
- Giotto Mission;
- Radiation Counters;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Spacecraft Instruments;
- Airborne/Spaceborne Computers;
- Digital Electronics;
- Onboard Data Processing;
- Telemetry;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation