SWEAP
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SWEAP is a scientific instrument suite on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe designed to measure the solar wind’s particles and plasma properties near the Sun.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific instrument suite
ⓘ
spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWithInstrument |
FIELDS
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ISʘIS NERFINISHED ⓘ WISPR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
SPAN-A instrument
ⓘ
SPAN-Ae electron sensor ⓘ SPAN-Ai ion sensor ⓘ SPAN-B instrument ⓘ SPAN-Be electron sensor ⓘ SPAN-Bi ion sensor ⓘ SWEAP electronics module NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Probe Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
characterizing solar wind near perihelion
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constraining models of solar wind origin ⓘ studying solar wind–magnetic field coupling ⓘ |
| designedForEnvironment | near-Sun environment ⓘ |
| fullName | Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostBody | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentType |
Faraday cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
electrostatic analyzer ⓘ |
| measures |
electron heat flux
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particle densities ⓘ particle temperatures ⓘ particle velocity distributions ⓘ plasma moments ⓘ solar wind bulk flow speed ⓘ solar wind flux ⓘ |
| mission | NASA Heliophysics System Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhase | in-situ measurements ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOfMission | Parker Solar Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
measure plasma properties near the Sun
ⓘ
measure solar wind particles ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
heliophysics
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space plasma physics ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Parker Solar Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studies |
solar corona plasma
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solar wind alpha particles ⓘ solar wind electrons ⓘ solar wind protons ⓘ |
| supportsInvestigationOf |
solar corona heating
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solar energetic particle transport ⓘ solar wind acceleration ⓘ solar wind source regions ⓘ solar wind turbulence ⓘ solar wind variability ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
inner heliosphere
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solar corona ⓘ solar wind acceleration region ⓘ |
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