The IBEX background monitor
The IBEX Background Monitor (IBaM) provides a small and lightweight method for independently measuring IBEX’s high-energy proton background by integrating the flux of >~14 keV protons over a ~7° conical FOV. The IBaM is part of the IBEX-Hi sensor and has a co-aligned look direction. This paper de...
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| author | Crew, Geoffrey B. Allegrini, F. Demkee, D. Funsten, H. O. McComas, David J. Randol, B. Rodriguez, B. Schwadron, N. A. Valek, P. Weidner, S. |
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| author_facet | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Crew, Geoffrey B. Allegrini, F. Demkee, D. Funsten, H. O. McComas, David J. Randol, B. Rodriguez, B. Schwadron, N. A. Valek, P. Weidner, S. |
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| description | The IBEX Background Monitor (IBaM) provides a small and lightweight method for independently measuring IBEX’s high-energy proton background by integrating the flux of >~14 keV protons over a ~7° conical FOV. The IBaM is part of the IBEX-Hi sensor and has a co-aligned look direction. This paper describes the principle of the IBaM and details its design and responses. In particular, we show the response of major components to both ions and ultraviolet (UV) light background. We also provide the geometric factor and calculate expected count rates. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/658462022-10-01T00:33:21Z The IBEX background monitor Space Science Reviews Crew, Geoffrey B. Allegrini, F. Demkee, D. Funsten, H. O. McComas, David J. Randol, B. Rodriguez, B. Schwadron, N. A. Valek, P. Weidner, S. MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Crew, Geoffrey B. Crew, Geoffrey B. The IBEX Background Monitor (IBaM) provides a small and lightweight method for independently measuring IBEX’s high-energy proton background by integrating the flux of >~14 keV protons over a ~7° conical FOV. The IBaM is part of the IBEX-Hi sensor and has a co-aligned look direction. This paper describes the principle of the IBaM and details its design and responses. In particular, we show the response of major components to both ions and ultraviolet (UV) light background. We also provide the geometric factor and calculate expected count rates. 2011-09-15T14:14:10Z 2011-09-15T14:14:10Z 2008-10 2008-04 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0038-6308 1572-9672 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65846 Allegrini, F. et al. “The IBEX Background Monitor.” Space Science Reviews 146.1-4 (2008) : 105-115. © 2008 Springer, Part of Springer Science+Business Media en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11214-008-9439-8 Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Springer Netherlands Crew |
| spellingShingle | Crew, Geoffrey B. Allegrini, F. Demkee, D. Funsten, H. O. McComas, David J. Randol, B. Rodriguez, B. Schwadron, N. A. Valek, P. Weidner, S. The IBEX background monitor |
| title | The IBEX background monitor |
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| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65846 |
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