Cluster Mission's Recent Highlights at Dayside Boundaries

Escoubet, Philippe; Masson, A.; Laakso, H.; Goldstein, M. L.

doi:10.1002/9781119509592.ch6

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“…These examples are a very limited sampling of the literature and by no means an exhaustive discussion of the total scientific advancements enabled by these instruments. For context, the Cluster mission alone has generated more than 2,587 refereed publications and 142 PhD/ thesis (Escoubet, et al, 2020). However, while the HOPE, CIS/ CODIF, and HCPA ion mass spectrometers have provided invaluable insights into the plasma source and transport within the terrestrial magnetosphere, these instruments have only made limited observations of the cold ions which often constitute the bulk of the magnetospheric plasma density.…”

Section: In-situ Ion Measurementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of instrument techniques to measure magnetospheric cold electrons and ions

Maldonado

Lira

Delzanno

et al. 2023

Front. Astron. Space Sci.

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A review of the instruments and techniques to directly measure the full distributions of the cold-ion and cold-electron populations in the magnetosphere is presented. Relatively few studies have focused on the cold plasma populations of the magnetosphere due to difficulties associated with obtaining measurements. The cold particle populations are defined here as those with total energy approximately <100 eV which is an energy range for which measurements are difficult (regardless of species), but which often make up the bulk of the plasma density. These populations have known and suspected impacts on the structure and dynamics of the magnetosphere but to date have not yet been measured adequately. The lack of accurate measurements cold ion and electron populations through the magnetosphere makes closure of these science questions extremely difficult if not impossible. Reaching closure will require innovations in plasma spectrometers and associated techniques required to obtain high-fidelity measurements of the cold ion and electron populations in the magnetosphere. This paper seeks to review the instruments and techniques that have been used to date and present possible options for future missions.

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Section: In-situ Ion Measurementsmentioning

confidence: 99%