Solar Wind Analyser
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Solar Wind Analyser is a scientific instrument on ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft designed to measure the properties and composition of the solar wind and energetic particles emitted by the Sun.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solar Wind Analyser canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific instrument
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solar wind instrument ⓘ spacecraft instrument suite ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfComponent |
EAS
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HIS ⓘ PAS ⓘ |
| acronym | SWA ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
space weather research
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understanding solar energetic particles ⓘ understanding solar wind acceleration ⓘ understanding solar wind heating ⓘ |
| dataType |
electron distribution data
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in-situ plasma measurements ⓘ ion composition data ⓘ |
| developedFor | Solar Orbiter payload ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
heliophysics
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space plasma physics ⓘ space weather ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Electron Analyser System
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Heavy Ion Sensor ⓘ Proton Alpha Sensor ⓘ |
| hostMissionType | solar physics mission ⓘ |
| hostOrbit | heliocentric orbit ⓘ |
| launchDateOfHost | 2020-02-10 ⓘ |
| launchVehicleOfHost | Atlas V 411 ⓘ |
| measurementEnvironment |
inner heliosphere
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near-Sun environment ⓘ |
| measurementType |
charge state distributions
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electron 3D velocity distributions ⓘ ion composition ⓘ particle density ⓘ particle temperature ⓘ particle velocity distribution functions ⓘ |
| mission |
Solar Orbiter mission
ⓘ
surface form:
Solar Orbiter
|
| mountedOn |
Solar Orbiter mission
ⓘ
surface form:
Solar Orbiter spacecraft
|
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| partOf |
Solar Orbiter mission
ⓘ
surface form:
Solar Orbiter
|
| purpose |
measure composition of the solar wind
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measure energetic particles emitted by the Sun ⓘ measure properties of the solar wind ⓘ |
| scienceObjective |
characterize slow and fast solar wind streams
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investigate origins of solar energetic particles ⓘ link solar wind properties to solar sources ⓘ study evolution of solar wind with heliocentric distance ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | ESA ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
Solar Orbiter mission
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surface form:
Solar Orbiter
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| target |
heliospheric plasma
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solar wind ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
electrostatic analyzers
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time-of-flight mass spectrometry ⓘ |
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