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RPC-IES: The Ion and Electron Sensor of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium

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The ion and electron sensor (IES) is part of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium (RPC). The IES consists of two electrostatic plasma analyzers, one each for ions and electrons, which share a common entrance aperture. Each analyzer covers an energy/charge range from 1 eV/e to 22 keV/e with a resolution of 4%. Electrostatic deflection is used at the entrance aperture to achieve a field of view of 90°× 360° (2.8π sr). Angular resolution is 5°× 22.5° for electrons and 5°× 45° for ions with the sector containing the solar wind being further segmented to 5°× 5°. The three-dimensional plasma distributions obtained by IES will be used to investigate the interaction of the solar wind with asteroids Steins and Lutetia and the coma and nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (CG). In addition, photoelectron spectra obtained at these bodies will help determine their composition.

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  1. Southwest Research Institute, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX, 78228, USA

    J. L. Burch, R. Goldstein, W. C. Gibson, C. J. Pollock, J. D. Winningham & D. T. Young

  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA

    T. E. Cravens

  3. Swedish Institute of Space Physics, S-98128, Kiruna, Sweden

    R. N. Lundin

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Burch, J.L., Goldstein, R., Cravens, T.E. et al. RPC-IES: The Ion and Electron Sensor of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium. Space Sci Rev 128, 697–712 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-006-9002-4

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