ISʘIS
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ISʘIS is a scientific instrument suite aboard NASA’s Parker Solar Probe designed to measure energetic particles and study the Sun’s energetic particle environment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ISIS 1 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
energetic particle detector
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scientific instrument suite ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| acronym | ISʘIS ⓘ |
| componentInstrument |
EPI-Hi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EPI-Lo ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
particle composition measurements
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particle flux spectra ⓘ time profiles of solar energetic particle events ⓘ |
| dataUse |
constrain models of particle acceleration at solar flares and coronal mass ejections
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improve understanding of solar energetic particle hazards to spacecraft and astronauts ⓘ |
| designedBy | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energyRange | approximately tens of keV to hundreds of MeV (species-dependent) ⓘ |
| environment | inner heliosphere ⓘ |
| EPI-HiFullName | Energetic Particle Instrument-High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EPI-LoFullName | Energetic Particle Instrument-Low NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA Heliophysics Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionType | solar probe ⓘ |
| hostSpacecraftPerihelionDistance | less than 10 solar radii from the Sun’s center ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2018-08-12 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta IV Heavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures |
energetic electrons
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energetic ions ⓘ suprathermal particles ⓘ |
| mission | Parker Solar Probe mission ⓘ |
| missionPhase | cruise and perihelion encounters ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
measure energetic particles near the Sun
ⓘ
study the Sun’s energetic particle environment ⓘ |
| principalInvestigatorInstitution | Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInstrumentType | solar energetic particle detector ⓘ |
| relatedMission | Solar Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
heliophysics
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space plasma physics ⓘ space weather ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
characterize solar energetic particle events
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study suprathermal and energetic ions and electrons ⓘ understand acceleration and transport of energetic particles from the Sun ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Parker Solar Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telemetry | returns in-situ particle measurements to Earth ⓘ |
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Alouette 2
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ISIS 1