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Radiation monitor RADMON aboard Aalto-1 CubeSat: First results




AuthorsGieseler Jan, Oleynik Philipp, Hietala Heli, Vainio Rami, Hedman Hannu-Pekka, Peltonen Juhani, Punkkinen Arttu, Punkkinen Risto, Säntti Tero, Hæggström Edward, Praks Jaan, Niemelä Petri, Riwanto Bagus, Jovanovic Nemanja, Mughal M. Rizwan

PublisherElsevier Ltd

Publication year2020

JournalAdvances in Space Research

Volume66

Issue1

First page 52

Last page65

eISSN1879-1948

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2019.11.023(external)

Web address https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117719308312(external)

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/43802417(external)


Abstract

The Radiation Monitor (RADMON) on-board Aalto-1 CubeSat is an energetic particle detector that fulfills the requirements of small size, low power consumption and low budget. Aalto-1 was launched on 23 June 2017 to a sun-synchronous polar orbit with 97.4° inclination and an average altitude of somewhat above 500 km. RADMON has been measuring integral particle intensities from October 2017 to May 2018 with electron energies starting at low-MeV and protons from 10 MeV upwards. In this paper, we present first electron and proton intensity maps obtained over the mission period. In addition, the response of RADMON measurements to magnetospheric dynamics are analyzed, and the electron observations are compared with corresponding measurements by the PROBA-V/EPT mission. Finally, we describe the RADMON data set, which is made publicly available.


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