Magnetosphere Imaging Instrument (MIMI) on the Cassini Mission to Saturn/Titan

By S. Krimigis, D. Mitchell, D. Hamilton, S. Livi, J. Dandouras, S. Jaskulek, Thomas P. Armstrong, J. Boldt, A. Cheng, G. Gloeckler and 15 more. 2004

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Recurrent energization of plasma in the midnight-to-dawn quadrant of Saturn's magnetosphere, and its relationship to auroral UV and radio emissions (2009, background): “Energetic neutral atom (ENA) imaging by the ion and neutral camera (INCA), a sensor of the magnetospheric imaging instrument (MIMI) on the Cassini spacecraft, permits the remote detection and location of global scale ion acceleration events (Krimigis et al., 2004).”
Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISIS): Design of the Energetic Particle Investigation (2016, methodology): “EPI-Lo uses solid-state detectors (SSDs) shielded by aluminum flashing of ∼2 µm thickness as also used in multiple current and upcoming missions, e.g., Cassini-MIMI (Krimigis et al. 2004), MESSENGER EPS (Andrews et al. 2007), New Horizons PEPSSI (McNutt et al. 2008), Juno JEDI (Mauk et al. 2013), Va”
Energetic ion acceleration in Saturn's magnetotail: Substorms at Saturn? (2005, methodology): “[4] With the INCA sensor on Cassini, ion acceleration/ heating can be imaged remotely [Krimigis et al., 2004, 2005].”
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP): A New NASA Mission (2018, background): “For example, Cassini observations were limited by Saturn’s large ENA source region and the small amount of time spent outside of Saturn’s magnetosphere.”