The Solar Orbiter magnetometer

T. S. Horbury; H. O'Brien; I. Carrasco Blazquez; M. Bendyk; P. Brown; R. Hudson; V. Evans; T. M. Oddy; C. M. Carr; T. J. Beek; E. Cupido; S. Bhattacharya; J. A. Dominguez; L. Matthews; V. R. Myklebust; B. Whiteside; S. D. Bale; W. Baumjohann; D. Burgess; V. Carbone; P. Cargill; J. Eastwood; G. Erdös; L. Fletcher; R. Forsyth; J. Giacalone; K. H. Glassmeier; M. L. Goldstein; T. Hoeksema; M. Lockwood; W. Magnes; M. Maksimovic; E. Marsch; W. H. Matthaeus; N. Murphy; V. M. Nakariakov; C. J. Owen; M. Owens; J. Rodriguez-Pacheco; I. Richter; P. Riley; C. T. Russell; S. Schwartz; R. Vainio; M. Velli; S. Vennerstrom; R. Walsh; R. F. Wimmer-Schweingruber; G. Zank; D. Müller; I. Zouganelis; A. P. Walsh

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201937257

The Solar Orbiter magnetometer

T. S. Horbury, H. O'Brien, I. Carrasco Blazquez, M. Bendyk, P. Brown, R. Hudson, V. Evans, T. M. Oddy, C. M. Carr, T. J. Beek, E. Cupido, S. Bhattacharya, J. A. Dominguez, L. Matthews, V. R. Myklebust, B. Whiteside, S. D. Bale, W. Baumjohann, D. Burgess, V. CarboneP. Cargill, J. Eastwood, G. Erdös, L. Fletcher, R. Forsyth, J. Giacalone, K. H. Glassmeier, M. L. Goldstein, T. Hoeksema, M. Lockwood, W. Magnes, M. Maksimovic, E. Marsch, W. H. Matthaeus, N. Murphy, V. M. Nakariakov, C. J. Owen, M. Owens, J. Rodriguez-Pacheco, I. Richter, P. Riley, C. T. Russell, S. Schwartz, R. Vainio, M. Velli, S. Vennerstrom, R. Walsh, R. F. Wimmer-Schweingruber, G. Zank, D. Müller, I. Zouganelis, A. P. Walsh

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The magnetometer instrument on the Solar Orbiter mission is designed to measure the magnetic field local to the spacecraft continuously for the entire mission duration. The need to characterise not only the background magnetic field but also its variations on scales from far above to well below the proton gyroscale result in challenging requirements on stability, precision, and noise, as well as magnetic and operational limitations on both the spacecraft and other instruments. The challenging vibration and thermal environment has led to significant development of the mechanical sensor design. The overall instrument design, performance, data products, and operational strategy are described.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	A9
Journal	Astronomy and astrophysics
Volume	642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937257
State	Published - Oct 1 2020

Keywords

Solar wind
Space vehicles: instruments
Sun: heliosphere
Sun: magnetic fields

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Horbury, T. S., O'Brien, H., Carrasco Blazquez, I., Bendyk, M., Brown, P., Hudson, R., Evans, V., Oddy, T. M., Carr, C. M., Beek, T. J., Cupido, E., Bhattacharya, S., Dominguez, J. A., Matthews, L., Myklebust, V. R., Whiteside, B., Bale, S. D., Baumjohann, W., Burgess, D., ... Walsh, A. P. (2020). The Solar Orbiter magnetometer. Astronomy and astrophysics, 642, Article A9. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937257

Horbury, TS, O'Brien, H, Carrasco Blazquez, I, Bendyk, M, Brown, P, Hudson, R, Evans, V, Oddy, TM, Carr, CM, Beek, TJ, Cupido, E, Bhattacharya, S, Dominguez, JA, Matthews, L, Myklebust, VR, Whiteside, B, Bale, SD, Baumjohann, W, Burgess, D, Carbone, V, Cargill, P, Eastwood, J, Erdös, G, Fletcher, L, Forsyth, R, Giacalone, J, Glassmeier, KH, Goldstein, ML, Hoeksema, T, Lockwood, M, Magnes, W, Maksimovic, M, Marsch, E, Matthaeus, WH, Murphy, N, Nakariakov, VM, Owen, CJ, Owens, M, Rodriguez-Pacheco, J, Richter, I, Riley, P, Russell, CT, Schwartz, S, Vainio, R, Velli, M, Vennerstrom, S, Walsh, R, Wimmer-Schweingruber, RF, Zank, G, Müller, D, Zouganelis, I & Walsh, AP 2020, 'The Solar Orbiter magnetometer', Astronomy and astrophysics, vol. 642, A9. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937257

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