Overview

A discussion of the design philosophy of a new breed of satellite to measure particles and fields in the magnetosphere. This book contains examples and descriptions of data gathered by the FAST mission instruments and should be a useful source to those working with results from this new observatory. FAST's data gathering approach - that utilizes an onboard computer to recognize acceleration physics events and store them in the on-board ""burst memory"" - have revolutionized our understanding of auroral microphysics. Such capabilities are described in this volume. This resource is intended for space physics researchers as well as satellite engineers.

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Author:   Robert F. Pfaff Jr.
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2001 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.554kg
ISBN:  

9780792370468

ISBN 10:   0792370465
Pages:   219
Publication Date:   31 December 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

An Overview of the Fast Auroral Snapshot (Fast) Satellite.- The Electron and Ion Plasma Experiment for Fast.- The Fast Satellite Fields Instrument.- Deployment Mechanisms on the Fast Satellite: Magnetometer, Radial Wire, and Axial Booms.- The Fast Spacecraft Instrument Data Processing Unit.- Magnetic Field Instruments for the Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer.- Science Operations and Data Handling for the Fast Satellite.- The Time-of-Flight Energy, Angle, Mass Spectrograph (Teams) Experiment for Fast.

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