Measurements and Applications
The Faraday Cup is a retarding potential particle detector that provides high time resolution solar wind proton bulk properties (wind speed, density and temperature). Instrument Measurements include: Alpha particles differential directional flux, Proton differential directional flux, Solar Wind Density, Solar Wind Temperature, and Solar Wind Velocity.
Full Name
Faraday Cup
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Space environment
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Space environment monitor
Sampling
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
NetCDF
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