[P-EM13] Dynamics of the Inner Magnetospheric System

[PEM13-04] Overview of the Loss through Auroral Microburst Precipitation Rocket.

*Alexa Jean Halford¹, Mark Lessard², Kristina Lynch³, Yoshizumi Miyoshi⁴, Allison Jaynes⁵, Matthew Geoff McHarg⁶, Kazushi Asamura⁷, Keisuke Hosokawa⁸, Sakanoi Sakanoi⁹, Nikolaos Paschalidis¹, Masahito Nose¹⁰, Paulo Uribe¹, Taku Namekawa¹¹, Mykhaylo Shumko^12,1, Riley Troyer⁵, Jules van Irsel³, Donald Hampton¹³, Emma Spanswick¹⁴, Hyomin Kim¹⁵, Roger Varney¹⁶, Joseph Kujawski¹⁷, Maya Mandyam⁶, Youra Shin¹⁵, Niharika Godbole², Sugjun Noh¹⁵, John Williams⁶ (1.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2.University of New Hampshire, 3.Dartmouth College, 4.ISEE Nagoya University , 5.University of Iowa , 6.United States Air Force Academy , 7.Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency , 8.University of Electro-Communications, 9.Tohoku University , 10.Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, 11.University of Tokyo, 12.University of Maryland at College Park, 13.University of Alaska Fairbanks, 14.University of Calgary , 15.New Jersey Institute of Technology, 16.National Center for Atmospheric Research, 17.Brandywine Photonics)

Keywords:Microbursts, Magnetosphere, Radiation Loss

Space is big. Thus, to better understand and explain the dynamics we see, multipoint measurements from multiple platforms are necessary to provide a complete picture. The Loss through Auroral Microburst Pulsations (LAMP) mission was designed to use various platforms to explore connections between electron microburst precipitation and pulsating aurora. Using multiple ground-based observational platforms, including ground cameras and riometers, along with the rocket's instruments, the LAMP team and collaborators can gain new insights into the connections between different types of electron precipitation from the radiation belts. LAMP was explicitly designed to study three overarching science questions: 1) Can we characterize the optical signature of auroral microburst precipitation and its spatial distribution with respect to the pulsating aurora? 2) Do microburst electron precipitation trains account for the high-frequency modulations typically superimposed on the pulsating aurora? Furthermore, 3) Is a high energy tail component (greater than 100 keV) associated with these auroral microbursts? LAMP was the first payload launched from Poker Flat on March 5th, 2022, since the start of COVID. The payload through a fantastic pulsating aurora event, we sampled multiple microbursts and pulsating patches. In addition to the rocket and the planned ground stations, the LAMP team collaborated with other groups to add additional instruments and data from additional ground stations and satellites. All the instruments returned data. This paper will take a quick look at the rocket and the benefit of having the multipoint and multi-platform infrastructure to address the proposed science questions.