Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019

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[E] Poster

P (Space and Planetary Sciences ) » P-EM Solar-Terrestrial Sciences, Space Electromagnetism & Space Environment

[P-EM11] Dynamics of Magnetosphere and Ionosphere

Wed. May 29, 2019 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Poster Hall (International Exhibition Hall8, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Aoi Nakamizo(Applied Electromagnetic Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology), Mitsunori Ozaki(Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University), Akiko Fujimoto(Kyushu Institute of Technology), Tomoaki Hori(Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University)

[PEM11-P24] Development of the medium-energy electron detector with hemispherical field-of-view and the flight test in the PARM (Pulsating AuRora and Microburst) mission

*Shin Sugo1, Oya Kawashima1, Kazushi Asamura2, Reiko Nomura3, Yasunobu Ogawa4, Keisuke Hosokawa5, Yoshizumi Miyoshi6, Takefumi Mitani2, Taku Namekawa1,2, Takeshi Sakanoi7, Mizuki Fukizawa7, Naoshi Yagi7, Satoshi Kasahara1 (1.The University of Tokyo, 2.Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3.National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 4.National Institute of Polar Research, 5.The University of Electro-Communications, 6.Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, 7.Tohoku University)

Energetic electrons significantly affect ionospheric dynamics and the long-term evolution of surfaces and atmospheres of planets and moons. Since the energetic electron flux is not necessarily isotropic, it is important to cover the broad solid angle to quantitatively evaluate the effects on solar system bodies. With future planetary explorations in mind, we developed the medium-energy (20 - 100 keV) electron detector (MED) which can cover almost 2-pi steradian without the spacecraft spin. In order to test the performance of this analyzer in the relevant environment, we participated in the PARM mission, which aimed to measure electron precipitation using NASA’s sounding rocket RockSat-XN. In this presentation we report on MED observation results obtained through the flight on 13 January 2019.