The MAVEN magnetic field investigation

JEP Connerney, J Espley, P Lawton, S Murphy… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
The MAVEN magnetic field investigation is part of a comprehensive particles and fields
subsystem that will measure the magnetic and electric fields and plasma environment of …

The multi-scale nature of the solar wind

D Verscharen, KG Klein, BA Maruca - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2019 - Springer
The solar wind is a magnetized plasma and as such exhibits collective plasma behavior
associated with its characteristic spatial and temporal scales. The characteristic length …

Solar wind electrons alphas and protons (SWEAP) investigation: Design of the solar wind and coronal plasma instrument suite for solar probe plus

JC Kasper, R Abiad, G Austin, M Balat-Pichelin… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation on Solar
Probe Plus is a four sensor instrument suite that provides complete measurements of the …

The MAVEN solar wind electron analyzer

DL Mitchell, C Mazelle, JA Sauvaud, JJ Thocaven… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The MAVEN Solar Wind Electron Analyzer (SWEA) is a symmetric hemispheric
electrostatic analyzer with deflectors that is designed to measure the energy and angular …

The Solar Probe ANalyzers—electrons on the parker solar probe

PL Whittlesey, DE Larson, JC Kasper… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Electrostatic analyzers of different designs have been used since the earliest days of the
space age, beginning with the very earliest solar-wind measurements made by Mariner 2 en …

Structure, dynamics, and seasonal variability of the Mars‐solar wind interaction: MAVEN Solar Wind Ion Analyzer in‐flight performance and science results

JS Halekas, S Ruhunusiri, Y Harada… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We report on the in‐flight performance of the Solar Wind Ion Analyzer (SWIA) and
observations of the Mars‐solar wind interaction made during the Mars Atmosphere and …

MAVEN observations of the response of Mars to an interplanetary coronal mass ejection

BM Jakosky, JM Grebowsky, JG Luhmann… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere, combined with loss of gas from the
upper atmosphere to space, likely contributed to the thin, cold, dry atmosphere of modern …

Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time

BM Jakosky, D Brain, M Chaffin, S Curry, J Deighan… - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
Observations of the Mars upper atmosphere made from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile
Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft have been used to determine the loss rates of gas from the …

The Langmuir probe and waves (LPW) instrument for MAVEN

L Andersson, RE Ergun, GT Delory, A Eriksson… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
We describe the sensors, the sensor biasing and control, the signal-processing unit, and the
operation of the Langmuir Probe and Waves (LPW) instrument on the Mars Atmosphere and …

Strong plume fluxes at Mars observed by MAVEN: An important planetary ion escape channel

Y Dong, X Fang, DA Brain… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present observations by the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission
of a substantial plume‐like distribution of esca** ions from the Martian atmosphere …