The Energetic Particle Telescope: First Results
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Discipline
Physical sciences
Subject
Solar Energetic Particle events
South Atlantic Anomaly
Space radiations
Spectrometer
Van Allen belts
Audience
Scientific
Date
2014Metadata
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The Energetic Particle Telescope (EPT) is a new compact and modular ionizing particle spectrometer that was launched on 7 May 2013 to a LEO polar orbit at an altitude of 820 km onboard the ESA satellite PROBA-V. First results show electron, proton and helium ion fluxes in the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) and at high latitudes, with high flux increases during SEP (Solar Energetic Particles) events and geomagnetic storms. These observations help to improve the understanding of generation and loss processes associated to the Van Allen radiation belts.
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Pierrard, V.; Lopez Rosson, G.; Borremans, K.; Lemaire, J.; Maes, J.; Bonnewijn, S.; Van Ransbeeck, E.; Neefs, E.; Cyamukungu, M.; Benck, S.; Bonnet, L.; Borisov, S.; Cabrera, J.; Grégoire, G.; Semaille, C.; Creve, G.; De Saedeleer, J.; Desoete, B.; Preud'homme, F.; Anciaux, M.; Helderweirt, A.; Litefti, K.; Brun, N.; Pauwels, D.; Quevrin, C.; Moreau, D.; Punkkinen, R.; Valtonen, E.; Hajdas, W.; Nieminen, P. (2014). The Energetic Particle Telescope: First Results. , Space Science Reviews, Vol. 184, Issue 1-4, 87-106, DOI: 10.1007/s11214-014-0097-8.Identifiers
scopus: 2-s2.0-84911978269
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Article
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Yes
Language
eng