High energy charged particle experiment – A payload proposal to KuaFu-B mission |
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Authors: | Hong-Fei Chen Hong ZouWei-Hong Shi Ji-Qing ZouXiang-Qian Yu Zuo Xiao |
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Institution: | Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technology, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China |
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Abstract: | High Energy Charged Particle Experiment (HECPE) is to measure the fluxes of MeV electrons and tens of MeV protons. The two satellites of KuaFu-B are in the same polar orbit with apogee 7.0RE, perigee 1.8RE. They can sweep large L values and pass through the inner and outer radiation belts. The high energy electrons and protons in the radiation belts are principal sources for failures of satellites and spacecrafts in the Earth orbits. The enhancements of the high energy electrons and protons, so-called energetic particle events, are important phenomena of the Space Weather. The energy ranges monitored by HECPE are 0.3–0.5 MeV, 0.5–1.0 MeV, 1.0–2.0 MeV, and E > 2.0 MeV for electrons, 5–10 MeV, 10–20 MeV, 20–40 MeV, and 40–80 MeV for protons. |
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Keywords: | Energetic trapped particles Radiation belts Instrumentation Space radiation environment |
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