Calibration of the EPD sensors on Solar Orbiter
Abstract
The Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) on Solar Orbiter will measure ions from a few keV/nuc up to hundred(s) of MeV/nuc (ion specific) and electrons from few keV to ~20 MeV to understand how solar eruptions produce energetic particle radiation that fills the heliosphere. This important question is one of the main scientific objectives of Solar Orbiter. The EPD sensors have undergone substantial calibration efforts which we will report in this presentation.
- Publication:
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41st COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- July 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016cosp...41E2061W