Session
Weekday Session 3: Science/Mission Payloads
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission is a multi-satellite 6U CubeSat mission designed to temporally and spatially sample the Earth’s current induced magnetic field. The EZIE mission will help discern amongst competing theories of the spatial structures of Auroral Electro Jets (AEJ). The EZIE mission uses a unique payload design relative to traditional magnetometers; a 118.75 GHz mm-wave polarimetric radiometric system with a digital spectrometer backend, called the Microwave Electrojet Magnetogram (MEM) system. MEM measures the Zeeman split in frequency of the Oxygen absorption line that is directly proportional to the strength of the magnetic field of the observation. The polarimetric nature of MEM helps inform about the direction of the magnetic field. The MEM system consists multiple-beams in a push-broom configuration to detect magnetic fields at a approximate altitude of 80km.
The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) Mission and the Microwave Electroject Magnetogram (MEM) Radiometer Instrument
Utah State University, Logan, UT
The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission is a multi-satellite 6U CubeSat mission designed to temporally and spatially sample the Earth’s current induced magnetic field. The EZIE mission will help discern amongst competing theories of the spatial structures of Auroral Electro Jets (AEJ). The EZIE mission uses a unique payload design relative to traditional magnetometers; a 118.75 GHz mm-wave polarimetric radiometric system with a digital spectrometer backend, called the Microwave Electrojet Magnetogram (MEM) system. MEM measures the Zeeman split in frequency of the Oxygen absorption line that is directly proportional to the strength of the magnetic field of the observation. The polarimetric nature of MEM helps inform about the direction of the magnetic field. The MEM system consists multiple-beams in a push-broom configuration to detect magnetic fields at a approximate altitude of 80km.
