The Solar Wind Electron Analyzer, SWEA, is designed to measure the Energy and Angular Distribution of Solar Wind and Ionospheric Electrons. The Analyzer covers an Energy Range of 5 eV to 5 keV with a Resolution of 12% below 50 eV, increasing to 18% at maximum Energy. The Field of View is 360° × 130° with an Angular Resolution of 22.5° × 20°. SWEA has two Measurement Modes, a Solar Wind Mode for Altitudes above 500 km and an Ionosphere Mode below 500 km. In Solar Wind Mode, Energy Spectra and Pitch Angle Distributions are measured every 8 s, and in Ionosphere Mode, every 2 s. The Instrument is mounted on the End of a 1.75 m Boom extended from the MAVEN Back Panel.
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The Solar Wind Electron Analyzer, SWEA, is designed to measure the Energy and Angular Distribution of Solar Wind and Ionospheric Electrons. The Analyzer covers an Energy Range of 5 eV to 5 keV with a Resolution of 12% below 50 eV, increasing to 18% at maximum Energy. The Field of View is 360° × 130° with an Angular Resolution of 22.5° × 20°. SWEA has two Measurement Modes, a Solar Wind Mode for Altitudes above 500 km and an Ionosphere Mode below 500 km. In Solar Wind Mode, Energy Spectra and Pitch Angle Distributions are measured every 8 s, and in Ionosphere Mode, every 2 s. The Instrument is mounted on the End of a 1.75 m Boom extended from the MAVEN Back Panel.
| Role | Person | |
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| 1. | PrincipalInvestigator | spase://SMWG/Person/Donald.G.Mitchell |
| 2. | MetadataContact | spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze |
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, MAVEN, Solar Wind Electron Analyzer Instrument Home Page, Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics, LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder
Mitchell, D.L., Mazelle, C., Sauvaud, J.-A., Thocaven, J.-J., Rouzaud, J., Fedorov, A., Rouger, P., Toublanc, D., Taylor, E., Gordon, D., Robinson, M., Heavner, S., Turin, P., Diaz-Aguado, M., Curtis, D.W., Lin, R.P., and B.M. Jakosky, The MAVEN Solar Wind Electron Analyzer, Space Sci. Rev., 200, 495-528, 2016
NSSDC Master Catalog Listing for the MAVEN Solar Wind Electron Analyzer, SWEA, Instrument, NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2013-063A-07