Inner Magnetosphere Imager (IMI) instrument heritage

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6435990

Wilson, G R

This report documents the heritage of instrument concepts under consideration for the Inner Magnetosphere Imager (IMI) mission. The proposed IMI will obtain the first simultaneous images of the component regions of the inner magnetosphere and will enable scientists to relate these global images to internal and external influences as well as local observations. To obtain simultaneous images of component regions of the inner magnetosphere, measurements will be made of: (1) the ring current and inner plasma sheet using energetic neutral atoms; (2) the plasmasphere using extreme ultraviolet; (3) the electron and proton auroras using far ultraviolet and x rays; and (4) the geocorona using FUV. Instrument concepts that show heritage and traceability to those that will be required to meet the IMI measurement objectives are described.

• Research Organization: Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6435990
• Report Number(s): N-93-22685; NASA-CR--4498; M--714; NAS--1.26:4498; CNN: NGT-01-002-099
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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