The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) Mission Design.

IF 9.1 2区 物理与天体物理 Q1 ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Space Science Reviews Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-27 DOI:10.1007/s11214-025-01185-3
S M Petrinec, C A Kletzing, D M Miles, S A Fuselier, I W Christopher, D Crawford, S Omar, S R Bounds, J W Bonnell, J S Halekas, G B Hospodarsky, R J Strangeway, Y Lin, K J Trattner, J W Labelle, M Øieroset, O Santolik, J Moen, K Oksavik, T K Yeoman, I H Cairns, D Mark
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Abstract

The detailed study of the global characteristics of collisionless magnetic reconnection that occurs at the magnetopause will be greatly enhanced by observations of plasma fluxes and fields within the low-altitude cusp region, as sampled by two spacecraft orbiting in tandem. The NASA Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, a Heliophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) mission, will provide the necessary observations to enable significant progress to be made on understanding magnetic reconnection, especially in terms of its temporal versus spatial characteristics. This paper provides an overview of the TRACERS mission design and the trade studies conducted for the optimization of this design.

串联重联和尖端电动力学侦察卫星(TRACERS)任务设计。
对发生在磁层顶的无碰撞磁重联的全球特征的详细研究将通过对低空尖端区域内等离子体通量和场的观测得到极大的加强,这些观测是由两个航天器串联轨道采样的。NASA串联重联和尖端电动力学侦察卫星(TRACERS)任务是一项太阳物理小型探测器(SMEX)任务,它将提供必要的观测,使人们能够在理解磁重联方面取得重大进展,特别是在其时空特征方面。本文概述了TRACERS任务设计以及为优化该设计而进行的贸易研究。
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Space Science Reviews
Space Science Reviews 地学天文-天文与天体物理
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19.70
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3.90%
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60
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Space Science Reviews (SSRv) stands as an international journal dedicated to scientific space research, offering a contemporary synthesis across various branches of space exploration. Emphasizing scientific outcomes and instruments, SSRv spans astrophysics, physics of planetary systems, solar physics, and the physics of magnetospheres & interplanetary matter. Beyond Topical Collections and invited Review Articles, Space Science Reviews welcomes unsolicited Review Articles and Special Communications. The latter encompass papers related to a prior topical volume/collection, report-type papers, or timely contributions addressing a robust combination of space science and technology. These papers succinctly summarize both the science and technology aspects of instruments or missions in a single publication.
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