A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name HID, hot ion detector
Mission Double Star
URL https://csa.esac.esa.int/csa-web/#search
DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mc94tu2
Abstract The Double Star Program (DSP) aims to investigate the trigger mechanism and physical models of geomagnetic storms and substorms. The DSP involves two satellites: the equatorial satellite of DSP (TC-1 in China) and the polar satellite of DSP (TC-2 in China). On board the two satellites of TC-1 and TC-2, there are four kinds of particle instruments developed by the Center for Space Science and Applied Research (CSSAR), namely: the High Energy Electron Detector (HEED, TC-1, 2), the High Energy Proton Detector (HEPD, TC-1, 2), the High Energy Heavy Ion Detector (HID, TC-1, 2) and the Low Energy Ion Detector (LEID, TC-2). HEED, HEPD and HID were developed and calibrated in China. The LEID was developed in China and calibrated in France.
Description HID experiment scientific datasets

Dataset IDDataset content
D1_PP_HIDPreliminary high energy heavy ion flux (spin resolution), TC-1
D1_SP_HIDPreliminary high energy heavy ion flux (1 minute resolution), TC-1
D2_PP_HIDPreliminary high energy heavy ion flux (spin resolution), TC-2
D2_SP_HIDPreliminary high energy heavy ion flux (1 minute resolution), TC-2
Publication Cao, J.B., et al., First results of Chinese particle instruments in the Double Star Program, Ann. Geophys., 23, 2775–2784,2005; https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-23-2775-2005
Temporal Coverage 2003-12-29T19:06:00.000Z - 2009-12-31T23:59:59.000Z
Mission Description The Double Star Program (DSP) is the first mission in collaboration between China and ESA. The mission is made of two spacecraft to investigate the magnetospheric global processes and their response to the interplanetary disturbances in conjunction with the Cluster mission. The first spacecraft, TC-1 (Tan Ce means "Explorer"), was launched on 29 December 2003, and the second one, TC-2, on 25 July 2004 on board two Chinese Long March 2C rockets. TC-1 was injected in an equatorial orbit of 570x79000 km altitude with a 28° inclination and TC-2 in a polar orbit of 560x38000 km altitude. The orbits have been designed to complement the Cluster mission by maximizing the time when both Cluster and Double Star are in the same scientific regions. The two missions allow simultaneous observations of the Earth magnetosphere from six points in space. To facilitate the comparison of data, half of the Double Star payload is made of spare or duplicates of the Cluster instruments; the other half is made of Chinese instruments.
Liu, Z.X., C.P. Escoubet, Z. Pu, H. Laakso, J.K. Shi, C. Shen, M. Hapgood, The Double Star Mission, Ann. Geophys., 23, 2707-2712, 2005; https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-23-2707-2005
Creator Contact Y. Zhai, Principal Investigator, CSSAR, China
J. Cao, Co-Principal Investigator, Beihang University, Beijing, China, jbcao@buaa.edu.cn
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
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