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Instruments

General | Orbit | LEP | ATV | MGF | EFD | ELF/VLF | PWS | RDM| SMS | TED

Detailed descriptions of the Akebono mission and instruments can be found in the papers and related sites below. See also contacts and data.

► General Information on Akebono

► Orbit

► Low Energy Particle (LEP)

  • Mukai, T., N. Kaya, E. Sagawa, M. Hirahara, W. Miyake, T. Obara, H. Miyaoka, S. Machida, H. Yamagishi, M. Ejiri, H. Matsumoto, and T. Itoh, Low energy charged particle observations in the "Auroral" Magnetosphere: First results from the Akebono (EXOS-D) satellite, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 42, 479-496, 1990.
  • Readme

► Auroral Image (ATV)

  • Oguti, T., E. Kaneda, M. Ejiri, S. Sasaki, A. Kadokura, T. Yamamoto, K. Hayashi, R. Fujii, and K. Makita, Studies of aurora dynamics by Aurora-TV on the Akebono (EXOS-D) satellite, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 42, 555-564, 1990.
  • Readme (in Japanese)

► Magnetic Field (MGF)

  • Fukunishi, H., R. Fujii, S. Kokubun, K. Hayashi, T. Tohyama, Y. Tonegawa, S. Okano, M. Sugiura, K. Yumoto, I. Aoyama, T. Sakurai, T. Saito, T. Iijima, A. Nishida, and M. Natori, Magnetic field observations on the Akebono (EXOS-D) satellite, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 42, 385-409, 1990.
  • Readme

► Electric Field (EFD)

  • Hayakawa, H., T. Okada, M. Ejiri, A. Kadokura, Y.-I. Kohno, K. Maezawa, S. Machida, A. Matsuoka, T. Mukai, M. Nakamura, A. Nishida, T. Obara, Y. Tanaka, F. S. Mozer, G. Haerendel, and K. Tsuruda, Electric field measurement on the Akebono (EXOS-D) satellite, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 42, 371-384, 1990.
  • Readme

► Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) and Very Low Frequency (VLF) Plasma Wave

  • Kimura, I., K. Hashimoto, I. Nagano, T. Okada, M. Yamamoto, T. Yoshino, H. Matsumoto, M. Ejiri, and K. Hayashi, VLF observations by the Akebono (EXOS-D) satellite, J. Geomagn. Geoelectr., 42, 459-478, 1990.
  • Readme (ELF/VLF)
  • Readme (VLF MCA)

► Plasma Wave and Sounder (PWS)

  • Oya, H, A. Morioka, K. Kobayashi, M. Iizima, T. Ono, H. Miyaoka, T. Okada and T. Obara, Plasma wave observation and sounder experiments (PWS) using the Akebono (EXOS-D) satellite — Instrumentation and initial results including discovery of the high altitude equatorial plasma turbulence, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 42, 411-442, 1990.
  • Readme

► Radiation Monitor (RDM)

  • Takagi, S., T. Nakamura, T. Kohno, N. Shiono, F. Makino, Observation of Space Radiation Environment with EXOS-D, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., NS-40, 1491-1497, 1993.
  • Readme

► Suprathermal Ion Mass Spectrum (SMS)

  • Whalen, B. A., J. R. Burrows, A. W. Yau, E. E. Budzinski, A. M. Pilon, I. Iwamoto, K. Marubashi, S. Watanabe, H. Mori, and E. Sagawa, The Suprathermal Ion Mass Spectrometer (SMS) onboard the Akebono (EXOS-D) satellite, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 42, 511-536, 1990.
  • Readme

► Thermal Electron Energy Distribution (TED)

  • Abe, T., K. Oyama, H. Amemiya, S. Watanabe, T. Okuzawa, and K. Schlegel, Measurements of temperature and velocity distribution of thermal electrons by Akebono (EXOS-D) Satellite — Experimental setup and preliminary results —, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 42, 537-554, 1990.
  • Readme

Last Modified: 05 January 2021