The Plasma and Suprathermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) investigation provides the in situ solar wind and low energy heliospheric ion measurements for the NASA Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory Mission, which consists of two spacecraft (STEREO-A, STEREO-B). PLASTIC-A and PLASTIC-B are identical. Each PLASTIC is a time-of-flight/energy mass spectrometer designed to determine the elemental composition, ionic charge states, and bulk flow parameters of major solar wind ions in the mass range from hydrogen to iron. PLASTIC has nearly complete angular coverage in the ecliptic plane and an energy range from ∼0.3 to 80 keV/e, from which the distribution functions of suprathermal ions, including those ions created in pick-up and local shock acceleration processes, are also provided.


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    Title :

    The Plasma and Suprathermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) Investigation on the STEREO Observatories


    Contributors:
    Russell, C. T. (editor) / Galvin, A. B. (author) / Kistler, L. M. (author) / Popecki, M. A. (author) / Farrugia, C. J. (author) / Simunac, K. D. C. (author) / Ellis, L. (author) / Möbius, E. (author) / Lee, M. A. (author) / Boehm, M. (author)

    Published in:

    The STEREO Mission ; Chapter : 15 ; 437-486


    Publication date :

    2008-01-01


    Size :

    50 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English