PLASTIC
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PLASTIC is a scientific instrument suite on NASA's STEREO mission that measures solar wind ions and energetic particles to study the Sun–Earth connection and space weather.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PLASTIC canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific instrument suite
ⓘ
space physics instrument ⓘ |
| acronymFor | PLAsma and SupraThermal Ion Composition ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
heavy ion composition data
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solar wind ion distribution functions ⓘ suprathermal ion measurements ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
STEREO mission
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surface form:
STEREO-A spacecraft
|
| measures |
ion angular distributions
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ion charge states ⓘ ion energy spectra ⓘ ion fluxes ⓘ ion mass composition ⓘ |
| missionContext |
STEREO mission
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surface form:
Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | STEREO mission ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
measure energetic particles
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measure solar wind ions ⓘ measure suprathermal ions ⓘ study Sun–Earth connection ⓘ study space weather ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
heliophysics
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space plasma physics ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
STEREO mission
ⓘ
surface form:
STEREO-A
|
| studies |
coronal mass ejection plasma
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heliospheric structure ⓘ interplanetary shocks ⓘ solar wind bulk speed ⓘ solar wind composition ⓘ solar wind density ⓘ solar wind temperature ⓘ |
| supports |
space weather forecasting
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studies of solar energetic particle events ⓘ |
| usedFor |
characterizing CME-driven disturbances
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studying heliospheric variability ⓘ understanding solar wind source regions ⓘ |
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