The cusp plasma imaging detector (CuPID) cubesat observatory: instrumentation
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2022-06-01
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Atz, Emil A.
Walsh, Brian
O'Brien, Connor
Collier, Michael
Berman, Ariel
Billingsley, Lisa
Blake, J. Bernard
Broll, Jeffrey M.
Chornay, Dennis
Crain, William
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E. Atz, B. Walsh, C. O'Brien, M. Collier, A. Berman, L. Billingsley, J.B. Blake, J. Broll, D. Chornay, W. Crain, T. Cragwell, N. Dobson, J. Kujawski, K. Kuntz, V. Naldoza, R. Nutter, F.S. Porter, D. Sibeck, K. Simms, N. Thomas, D. Turner, A. Weatherwax, A. Yousuff, A. Zosuls. 2022. "The cusp plasma imaging detector (CuPID) cubesat observatory: Instrumentation." Review of Scientific Instruments, Volume 93, Issue 6, pp.064504-. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0085534
Abstract
The Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector (CuPID) CubeSat observatory is a 6U CubeSat designed to observe solar wind charge exchange in magnetospheric cusps to test competing theories of magnetic reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause. The CuPID is equipped with three instruments, namely, a wide field-of-view (4.6° × 4.6°) soft x-ray telescope, a micro-dosimeter suite, and an engineering magnetometer optimized for the science operation. The instrument suite has been tested and calibrated in relevant environments, demonstrating successful design. The testing and calibration of these instruments produced metrics and coefficients that will be used to create the CuPID mission's data product.
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