SWICS Operations - Ulysses
Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS)
The SWICS (GLG) Experiment determines the elemental and ionic-charge composition, temperatures and mean speeds of all major solar wind ions from H through Fe at solar wind speeds ranging from 175 km/s to 1280 km/s. For more scientific information, visit the following SWICS team websites:
- SWICS at the University of Maryland
- SWICS at the University of Michigan
Power and Mass Properties
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The instrument consists of 3 units: |
Power Dissipation |
Mass |
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Mean |
Peak |
Heater |
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mA |
W |
mA |
W |
mA |
W |
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GLG 1 |
Power Converter and DPU |
49.6 |
1.39 |
78.9 |
2.21 |
1.3404 |
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GLG 2A |
Sensor Assembly, HV Power Supplies, |
67.5 |
1.89 |
81.8 |
2.29 |
71.4 |
2.0 |
3.5215 |
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GLG 2B |
-30 kV HV Power Supply |
17.9 |
0.50 |
17.9 |
0.50 |
0.5633 |
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Harness between |
0.0517 |
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Total |
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135.0 |
3.78 |
178.6 |
5.00 |
71.4 |
2.0 |
5.4769 |
Operational issues
No instrument commanding is foreseen for nominal operations.