Cassini plasma spectrometer investigation

David T. Young; Bruce L. Barraclough; Jean-Jacques Berthelier; M. Blanc; J. L. Burch; A. J. Coates; Raymond M. Goldstein; Manuel Grande; Tom W. Hill; J. M. Illiano; M. A. Johnson; R. E. Johnson; R. A. Baragiola; V. Kelha; D. Linder; David J. McComas; Bjoern T. Narheim; Jane E. Nordholt; A. Preece; E. C. Sittler; K. R. Svenes; Sandor Szalai; K. Szego; P. Tanskanen; K. Viherkanto

doi:10.1117/12.253412

7 October 1996 Cassini plasma spectrometer investigation

David T. Young, Bruce L. Barraclough, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, M. Blanc, J. L. Burch, A. J. Coates, Raymond M. Goldstein, Manuel Grande, Tom W. Hill, J. M. Illiano, M. A. Johnson, R. E. Johnson, R. A. Baragiola, V. Kelha, D. Linder, David J. McComas, Bjoern T. Narheim, Jane E. Nordholt, A. Preece, E. C. Sittler, K. R. Svenes, Sandor Szalai, K. Szego, P. Tanskanen, K. Viherkanto

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Proceedings Volume 2803, Cassini/Huygens: A Mission to the Saturnian Systems; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253412
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Cassini/Huygens is a joint project of NASA and the European Space Agency designed to explore the Saturnian system in depth during its four-year mission. Cassini, the orbiter spacecraft, will carry twelve hardware investigations while Huygens, the Titan atmospheric probe, will carry an additional six. The Cassini Plasma Spectrometer (CAPS), one of 12 orbiter investigations, includes 3 plasma sensors designed to cover the broadest possible range of plasma energy, composition, and temporal variation. It is conservatively estimated that CAPS will provide a factor of ten or more improvement in measurement capabilities over those of the Voyager spacecraft at Saturn.

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David T. Young, Bruce L. Barraclough, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, M. Blanc, J. L. Burch, A. J. Coates, Raymond M. Goldstein, Manuel Grande, Tom W. Hill, J. M. Illiano, M. A. Johnson, R. E. Johnson, R. A. Baragiola, V. Kelha, D. Linder, David J. McComas, Bjoern T. Narheim, Jane E. Nordholt, A. Preece, E. C. Sittler, K. R. Svenes, Sandor Szalai, K. Szego, P. Tanskanen, and K. Viherkanto "Cassini plasma spectrometer investigation", Proc. SPIE 2803, Cassini/Huygens: A Mission to the Saturnian Systems, (7 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253412

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