Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer
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The Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer is a scientific instrument on NASA’s ACE spacecraft that measures the elemental and ionic composition of the solar wind to study the Sun and heliospheric processes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass spectrometer
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scientific instrument ⓘ solar wind spectrometer ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
understanding of heliospheric dynamics
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understanding of solar wind origin ⓘ |
| dataType |
charge state distributions
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ion composition data ⓘ mass-per-charge spectra ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
CME composition analysis
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coronal abundance studies ⓘ heliospheric composition studies ⓘ solar wind modeling ⓘ space weather research ⓘ studies of solar wind streams ⓘ |
| designedFor | in-situ solar wind measurements ⓘ |
| launchAgency | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | ACE spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures |
elemental composition of solar wind
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ionic charge states in solar wind ⓘ mass-to-charge ratio of ions ⓘ solar wind composition variations ⓘ solar wind heavy ions ⓘ solar wind ions ⓘ |
| mission | Advanced Composition Explorer mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes |
fast solar wind
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slow solar wind ⓘ solar wind from the Sun to Earth ⓘ transient solar wind structures ⓘ |
| onboardSince | ACE launch in 1997 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
ACE spacecraft payload
ⓘ
Advanced Composition Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | space-based instrument ⓘ |
| scientificPurpose |
study heliospheric processes
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study solar cycle composition changes ⓘ study solar energetic particle seed populations ⓘ study solar wind source regions ⓘ study the Sun ⓘ |
| spacecraftOrbit | L1 Lagrange point vicinity ⓘ |
| targetEnvironment |
interplanetary space
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near-Earth solar wind ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
energy-per-charge analysis
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time-of-flight mass spectrometry ⓘ |
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