STEREO IMPACT Investigation Goals, Measurements, and Data Products Overview

By Jan Luhmann, D. Curtis, P. Schroeder, J. McCauley, R. Lin, D. Larson, S. Bale, J. Sauvaud, C. Aoustin, R. Mewaldt and 20 more. 2008

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Abstract The IMPACT (In situ Measurements of Particles And CME Transients) investigation on the STEREO mission was designed and developed to provide multipoint solar wind and suprathermal electron, interplanetary magnetic field, and solar energetic particle information required to unravel the nature of coronal mass ejections and their heliospheric consequences. IMPACT consists of seven individual sensors which are packaged into a boom suite, and a SEP suite. This review summarizes the science objectives of IMPACT, the instruments that comprise the IMPACT investigation, the accommodation of IMPACT on the STEREO twin spacecraft, and the overall data products that will flow from the IMPACT measurements. Accompanying papers in this volume of Space Science Reviews highlight the individual sensor technical details and capabilities, STEREO project plans for the use of IMPACT data, and modeling activities for IMPACT (and other STEREO) data interpretation.

Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology

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In Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. M. Temmer
2. N. Lugaz
3. A. Thernisien
4. J. Davies
5. C. Farrugia
6. B. Vršnak
7. Jan Luhmann
8. A. Vourlidas

In Molecular Biology

1. M. Temmer
2. A. Thernisien
3. N. Lugaz
4. J. Davies
5. C. Farrugia
6. A. Vourlidas
7. Jan Luhmann
8. R. Lin

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• CONNECTING SPEEDS, DIRECTIONS AND ARRIVAL TIMES OF 22 CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS FROM THE SUN TO 1 AU (2014, methodology): “For 5 of the 24 in situ ICME arrivals in our study we use magnetic fields and proton data from the IMPACT (Luhmann et al. 2008) and PLASTIC (Galvin et al. 2008) instruments on the STEREO-B spacecraft.”
• RECONSTRUCTING CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS WITH COORDINATED IMAGING AND IN SITU OBSERVATIONS: GLOBAL STRUCTURE, KINEMATICS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING (2010, methodology): “STEREO also has several sets of in situ instrumentation, including the In Situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients (IMPACT) package (Luhmann et al. 2008) and the Plasma and Suprathermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) investigation (Galvin et al. 2008), which provide in situ measurements of the…”
• The Physical Processes of CME/ICME Evolution (2017, methodology): “STEREO also provides in situ measurements including both the plasma and the magnetic field made with the In-situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients (IMPACT) instrument (Luhmann et al. 2008; Galvin et al. 2008).”