The PAC2MAN mission: a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic events
An accurate forecast of flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) initiation requires precise measurements of the magnetic energy buildup and release in the active regions of the solar atmosphere. We designed a new space weather mission that performs such measurements using new optical instruments based...
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| author | Amaya Jorge Musset Sophie Andersson Viktor Diercke Andrea Höller Christian Iliev Sergiu Juhász Lilla Kiefer René Lasagni Riccardo Lejosne Solène Madi Mohammad Rummelhagen Mirko Scheucher Markus Sorba Arianna Thonhofer Stefan |
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| description | An accurate forecast of flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) initiation requires precise measurements of the magnetic energy buildup and release in the active regions of the solar atmosphere. We designed a new space weather mission that performs such measurements using new optical instruments based on the Hanle and Zeeman effects. The mission consists of two satellites, one orbiting the L1 Lagrangian point (Spacecraft Earth, SCE) and the second in heliocentric orbit at 1AU trailing the Earth by 80° (Spacecraft 80, SC80). Optical instruments measure the vector magnetic field in multiple layers of the solar atmosphere. The orbits of the spacecraft allow for a continuous imaging of nearly 73% of the total solar surface. In-situ plasma instruments detect solar wind conditions at 1AU and ahead of our planet. Earth-directed CMEs can be tracked using the stereoscopic view of the spacecraft and the strategic placement of the SC80 satellite. Forecasting of geoeffective space weather events is possible thanks to an accurate surveillance of the magnetic energy buildup in the Sun, an optical tracking through the interplanetary space, and in-situ measurements of the near-Earth environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40e4066479bd47d2ab74f6d9dd904b652022-12-22T04:07:33ZengEDP SciencesJournal of Space Weather and Space Climate2115-72512015-01-015A510.1051/swsc/2015005swsc140009The PAC2MAN mission: a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic eventsAmaya JorgeMusset SophieAndersson ViktorDiercke AndreaHöller ChristianIliev SergiuJuhász LillaKiefer RenéLasagni RiccardoLejosne SolèneMadi MohammadRummelhagen MirkoScheucher MarkusSorba AriannaThonhofer StefanAn accurate forecast of flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) initiation requires precise measurements of the magnetic energy buildup and release in the active regions of the solar atmosphere. We designed a new space weather mission that performs such measurements using new optical instruments based on the Hanle and Zeeman effects. The mission consists of two satellites, one orbiting the L1 Lagrangian point (Spacecraft Earth, SCE) and the second in heliocentric orbit at 1AU trailing the Earth by 80° (Spacecraft 80, SC80). Optical instruments measure the vector magnetic field in multiple layers of the solar atmosphere. The orbits of the spacecraft allow for a continuous imaging of nearly 73% of the total solar surface. In-situ plasma instruments detect solar wind conditions at 1AU and ahead of our planet. Earth-directed CMEs can be tracked using the stereoscopic view of the spacecraft and the strategic placement of the SC80 satellite. Forecasting of geoeffective space weather events is possible thanks to an accurate surveillance of the magnetic energy buildup in the Sun, an optical tracking through the interplanetary space, and in-situ measurements of the near-Earth environment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2015005Space weatherSpacecraftMissionsCoronal mass ejection (CME)Flare |
| spellingShingle | Amaya Jorge Musset Sophie Andersson Viktor Diercke Andrea Höller Christian Iliev Sergiu Juhász Lilla Kiefer René Lasagni Riccardo Lejosne Solène Madi Mohammad Rummelhagen Mirko Scheucher Markus Sorba Arianna Thonhofer Stefan The PAC2MAN mission: a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic events Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate Space weather Spacecraft Missions Coronal mass ejection (CME) Flare |
| title | The PAC2MAN mission: a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic events |
| title_full | The PAC2MAN mission: a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic events |
| title_fullStr | The PAC2MAN mission: a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic events |
| title_full_unstemmed | The PAC2MAN mission: a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic events |
| title_short | The PAC2MAN mission: a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic events |
| title_sort | pac2man mission a new tool to understand and predict solar energetic events |
| topic | Space weather Spacecraft Missions Coronal mass ejection (CME) Flare |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2015005 |
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