EGU2020-2043
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-2043
EGU General Assembly 2020
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PKU Energetic Particle Instrument

Liu Yang1, Linghua Wang1, Qiugang Zong1, Xiangqian Yu1, Yongfu Wang1, Weighing Shi1, and Robert Wimmer-Schweingruber2
Liu Yang et al.
  • 1Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technologies, Peking University, Beijing, China (wanglhwang@gmail.com)
  • 2Institut fuer Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, University of Kiel, Keil, Germany

The PKU energetic particle instrument (EPI) is designed to make measurements of the three-dimensional distribution of suprathermal electrons and ions with good time, energy and angular resolutions in the interplanetary space, respectively, at energies from 20 keV to 1 MeV and from 20 keV to 11 MeV.  The EPI consists of four dual-double-ended foil/magnet semi-conductor telescopes, which cleanly separate electrons in the energy range of 20–400 keV and ions from 20 keV–6 MeV. The output of front detectors is taken in anti-coincidence with center detectors, to achieve the low background. The magnet telescopes also employ the well-established dE/dx vs. total energy approach to determine the nuclear charge and mass of some ion species.

How to cite: Yang, L., Wang, L., Zong, Q., Yu, X., Wang, Y., Shi, W., and Wimmer-Schweingruber, R.: PKU Energetic Particle Instrument, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-2043, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-2043, 2020

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