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IMAGE: Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Colloquium February 23, 2001
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The geospace environment as viewed from space pre-1981 1981 (DE-1/SAI) 2000 (IMAGE/EUV)
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B. R. Sandel, Univ. of Arizona Lead Investigator
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Charge Exchange A magnetically trapped ion captures an electron from a neutral hydrogen atom... …creating an energetic neutral atom (ENA) that is no longer trapped.
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UV Detection Techniques
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Radio Plasma Imaging
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ENA Detection Techniques
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UV Detection Techniques
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B. R. Sandel, Univ. of Arizona Lead Investigator High-Energy Neutral Atom (HENA) Imager Lead Investigator: D. Mitchell, Applied Physics Lab
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B. R. Sandel, Univ. of Arizona Lead Investigator Medium-Energy Neutral Atom (HENA) Imager Lead Investigator: C. Pollock, SwRI
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B. R. Sandel, Univ. of Arizona Lead Investigator Low-Energy Neutral Atom (HENA) Imager Lead Investigator: T. Moore, NASA/GSFC
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Extreme-Ultraviolet (EUV) Imager B. R. Sandel, Univ. of Arizona Lead Investigator Lead Investigator: B. Sandel, Univ. of Arizona
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Far-Ultraviolet (EUV) Imager B. R. Sandel, Univ. of Arizona Lead Investigator Lead Investigator: S. Mende, UC Berkeley
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MENA, CIDP SwRI LENA GSFC HENA APL EUV Univ. of Arizona FUV UC Berkeley RPI U. Mass/Lowell The IMAGE Science Payload
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IMAGE Spacecraft in LMMS Shock Test Facility
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“Bastille Day” Aurora
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proton auroraelectron auroraproton + electron aurora Auroral proton and electron precipitation patterns
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Proton precipitation patterns: Cusp & plasma tail footprint 24 June 2000 ~0200 UT
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Plasmaspheric tail 11 August 2000
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Flux Tube 20 August 2000
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Isolated Flux Tube
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Plasmasphere features 24 May 2000
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Plasmaspheric features: Trough, shoulder, tail 24 May 2000
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Comparison of EUV data with Rice Univ. Magnetospheric Specification Model
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4:45 UT North 5:00 UT North 6:00 UT Weak North 7:30 UT South IMF Control of E penetration
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The “Bastille Day” Magnetic Storm
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HENA Ring Current Images
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16 - 27 keV 39 - 60 keV HENA Ring Current Images
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HENA (39-60 keV) and EUV
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FUV-WIC images from substorm on June 10, 2000
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ENA Flux vs. Deconvolved Ions
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LENA Solar Wind Neutrals + Polar Ion Outflow
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LENA Solar Wind Neutrals
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LENA Interstellar Neutrals
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RPI: Ducted Echoes
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IMAGE Science and Mission Operations Center (SMOC) http://150.144.211.77/image/image_main.html IMAGE Data Delivery System:
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