BackForwardInstrument:  IMAP-Ultra 

Instrument details
Acronym IMAP-Ultra
Full name IMAP-Ultra high energy
Purpose To detect ultra high energetic neutral atoms in the heliosheath and beyond.
Short description IMAP-Ultra has two identical copies, one mounted perpendicular to the IMAP spin axis (Ultra90) and one mounted at 45° from the anti-sunward spin axis (Ultra45) for better sky coverage. It measures in the range 3–300 keV.
Background IMAP-Ultra is nearly identical to the Jupiter Energetic Neutral Imager.
Scanning Technique Viewing using 2 instruments viewing at 90 deg to each other.
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle Resolves the evolution of ENA fluxes down to 1 week timescales.
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: TBD
Last update: 2023-02-13
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Solar and space environment monitors
  • Energetic particle spectrometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 3
  • Neutral and Ion Mass Spectrometer
  • Energetic Neutral Atom spectrometer [from LEO and HEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA)
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.