FIELDS
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FIELDS is a scientific instrument suite on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe designed to measure electric and magnetic fields, radio emissions, and plasma waves in the Sun’s outer atmosphere.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magnetometer suite
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plasma wave instrument ⓘ scientific instrument suite ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
modeling solar wind conditions
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space weather research ⓘ studying solar energetic particle events ⓘ |
| designedTo |
characterize solar wind turbulence
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measure electric fields ⓘ measure magnetic fields ⓘ measure plasma waves ⓘ measure quasi-static and fluctuating fields ⓘ measure radio emissions ⓘ study Sun’s outer atmosphere ⓘ study energy transport in the solar corona ⓘ |
| environment |
inner heliosphere
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near-Sun heliosphere ⓘ solar corona ⓘ |
| hostMissionAgency | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2018-08-12 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta IV Heavy (Parker Solar Probe launch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Parker Solar Probe spacecraft boom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures |
Poynting flux
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electric field fluctuations ⓘ high-frequency electric fields ⓘ low-frequency electric fields ⓘ plasma wave spectra ⓘ quasi-DC magnetic fields ⓘ radio frequency emissions ⓘ vector magnetic field ⓘ |
| mission | Parker Solar Probe mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes |
coronal mass ejections
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interplanetary shocks ⓘ solar radio bursts ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Parker Solar Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
characterize wave–particle interactions in the solar wind
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measure properties of interplanetary shocks ⓘ study magnetic reconnection near the Sun ⓘ study radio bursts from solar activity ⓘ understand coronal heating ⓘ understand solar wind acceleration ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Parker Solar Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
electric field antennas
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fluxgate magnetometers ⓘ radio and plasma wave receivers ⓘ search-coil magnetometers ⓘ |
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