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A new instrument for space plasma exploration: The current density coil

Author(s) -

Meyer A.,

Rezeau L.,

Mottez F.,

Feraudy H.,

Roux A.

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

journal of geophysical research: space physics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67

H-Index - 298

eISSN - 2156-2202

pISSN - 0148-0227

DOI - 10.1029/2000ja900131

Subject(s) - current (fluid) , spacecraft , electromagnetic coil , measure (data warehouse) , ionosphere , aerospace engineering , plasma , physics , current density , on board , space (punctuation) , space physics , measuring instrument , spacecraft charging , remote sensing , computational physics , computer science , geophysics , geology , engineering , nuclear physics , operating system , quantum mechanics , database , thermodynamics

This paper presents an instrument aimed at measuring current densities in space plasmas: a current density coil. Such an instrument already exists for the estimation of currents in the laboratory. A special design has been developed and tested for use on board spacecraft. The characteristics of the instrument are explained in details and many tests performed on the ground are presented. It is shown that the current density coil is sensitive enough to measure ionospheric currents.

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