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Record 1 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Plasma Physics
CONT

Previous studies of the Sun have only been done in the Ecliptic, and are thus a small glimpse of the dynamic solar environment. Although it will get no closer to the Sun than it was the day it was launched, the Ulysses spacecraft will provide a unique opportunity to explore the Heliosphere in total. It carries a 55 kg (121 lbm) instrument payload to collect data on the solar magnetic field, solar radiation such as radio and plasma waves and X-rays, and the solar wind, as well as cosmic radiation and dust entering the solar system. There are nine instruments: ... Unified Radio and Plasma Wave Experiment (URAP) to measure high frequency radio waves and lower frequency plasma waves ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Physique des plasmas

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