Development of Space Magnetometers in Austria †
by
,
Werner Magnes
1,*
,
Roland Lammegger
2,
Martin Agú
1,
Christoph Amtmann
2,
Özer Aydogar
1,
Magda Delva
1,
Michaela Ellmeier
1,2,
David Fischer
1,
Christian Hagen
1,
Irmgard Jernej
1,
Stefan Leitner
1,
Andreas Pollinger
1,2 and
Aris Valavanoglou
1 1
Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Schmiedlstrasse 6, Graz 8042, Austria
2
Institute of Experimental Physics, Graz University of Technology, Graz 8010, Austria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Presented at the Eurosensors 2018 Conference, Graz, Austria, 9–12 September 2018.
Proceedings 2018, 2(13), 1104; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2131104
Published: 12 December 2018
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of EUROSENSORS 2018)
With spaceborne magnetic field measurements it is possible to investigate the interior of planets, moons and asteroids which have either an intrinsic or a crustal magnetic field. Furthermore, precise knowledge of the magnetic field is essential to derive fundamental information about the environment surrounding different bodies in the solar system as well as to explore the interplanetary space.
The first magnetometer developed in Graz was launched aboard the Russian (former USSR) VENERA-13 satellite to Venus in 1981. Others investigated Mars, asteroids and comets. The main targets of current and future missions will be the Earth, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. The major international partners for the development of magnetometers, which must be well suited for the hostile space environment, are the Technical University of Braunschweig, the Imperial College London and the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Figure 1.
(a) Space qualified Applications Specific Integrated Circuit for the readout of the fluxgate magnetic field sensors onboard NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission; (b) Flight model of the Coupled Dark State Magnetometer which was launched to its maiden flight on a Chinese rocket in February 2018.
Figure 1.
(a) Space qualified Applications Specific Integrated Circuit for the readout of the fluxgate magnetic field sensors onboard NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission; (b) Flight model of the Coupled Dark State Magnetometer which was launched to its maiden flight on a Chinese rocket in February 2018.
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Magnes, W.; Lammegger, R.; Agú, M.; Amtmann, C.; Aydogar, Ö.; Delva, M.; Ellmeier, M.; Fischer, D.; Hagen, C.; Jernej, I.; et al. Development of Space Magnetometers in Austria. Proceedings 2018, 2, 1104. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2131104
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Magnes W, Lammegger R, Agú M, Amtmann C, Aydogar Ö, Delva M, Ellmeier M, Fischer D, Hagen C, Jernej I, et al. Development of Space Magnetometers in Austria. Proceedings. 2018; 2(13):1104. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2131104
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagnes, Werner, Roland Lammegger, Martin Agú, Christoph Amtmann, Özer Aydogar, Magda Delva, Michaela Ellmeier, David Fischer, Christian Hagen, Irmgard Jernej, and et al. 2018. "Development of Space Magnetometers in Austria" Proceedings 2, no. 13: 1104. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2131104
