Cubesat
Published in , 2022
title: “CubeSat measurements of thermospheric plasma: spacecraft charging effects on a plasma analyzer” collection: publications excerpt: ‘In this paper we derive ion moments (density, temperature, bulk velocity) using a CubeSat based spectrometer. The study uses in-flight data and simulation software to calculate surface potentials on the spacecraft and factors out the affects in accordance with Liouville’s Theorem. We then fit the distribution functions using a Maxwellian and Kappa routine to derive the moments. Our results align with the existing Ionospheric Reference International (IRI) model and Swarm spacecraft. Issues with the on-board computer limited the scope of our invesitgation, but this is none the less the first time a CubeSat has derived plasma moments in-situ.’ date: 2022-03-04 venue: ‘CEAS Space Physics’ paperurl: ‘https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-022-00439-y’ citation: ‘<div class="csl-entry">Reddy, S., Kataria, D., Lewis, G., Aruliah, A., Verscharen, D., Baby Abraham, J., Deprez, G., & Mahammod, R. (2022). CubeSat measurements of thermospheric plasma: spacecraft charging effects on a plasma analyzer. CEAS Space Journal </div>’