The mass spectrum analyzer (MSA) onboard BEPI COLOMBO MMO: Scientific objectives and prototype results

Dominique C. Delcourt (1) , Y. Saito (2) , J.-M. Illiano (1) , N. Krupp (3) , Jean-Jacques Berthelier (1) , D. Fontaine (1) , M. Fraenz (3) , Frédéric Leblanc (1) , H. Fischer (3) , S. Yokota (2) , H. Michalik (4) , Michel Godefroy (1) , E. Saint-Jacques (1) , J.-D. Techer (1) , B. Fiethe (4) , J. Covinhes (1) , J. Gastou (1) , D. Attia (1)

1 CETP - Centre d'étude des environnements terrestre et planétaires
2 ISAS - Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
3 MPS - Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
4 IDA - Institute of Computer and Network Engineering [Braunschweig]

Mots clés: BepiColombo; Mercury's Magnetosphere; Plasma Dynamics; Pasma Composition; MSA; Mass Spectrum Analyzer

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Physique des plasmas [physics.plasm-ph]

Dominique C. Delcourt, Y. Saito, J.-M. Illiano, N. Krupp, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, et al.. The mass spectrum analyzer (MSA) onboard BEPI COLOMBO MMO: Scientific objectives and prototype results. Advances in Space Research, 2009, 43 (5), pp.869-874. ⟨10.1016/j.asr.2008.12.002⟩. ⟨hal-00362130⟩