A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
The Energetic Particle Telescope: First Results
Authors: V. Pierrard, G. Lopez Rosson, K. Borremans, J. Lemaire, J. Maes, S. Bonnewijn, E. Van Ransbeeck, E. Neefs, M. Cyamukungu, S. Benck, L. Bonnet, S. Borisov, J. Cabrera, G. Grégoire, C. Semaille, G. Creve, J. De Saedeleer, B. Desoete, F. Preud’homme, M. Anciaux, A. Helderweirt, K. Litefti, N. Brun, D. Pauwels, C. Quevrin, D. Moreau, R. Punkkinen, E. Valtonen, W. Hajdas, P. Nieminen
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication year: 2014
Journal: Space Science Reviews
Journal name in source: Space Science Reviews
Volume: 184
Issue: 1-4
First page : 87
Last page: 106
Number of pages: 20
ISSN: 1572-9672
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-014-0097-8(external)
Web address : http://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id:84907646395(external)
The Energetic Particle Telescope (EPT) is a new compact and modular ionizing particle spectrometer that was launched on 7 May 2013 to a LEO polar orbit at an altitude of 820 km onboard the ESA satellite PROBA-V. First results show electron, proton and helium ion fluxes in the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) and at high latitudes, with high flux increases during SEP (Solar Energetic Particles) events and geomagnetic storms. These observations help to improve the understanding of generation and loss processes associated to the Van Allen radiation belts.
