Particle Detectors
type: Concept

RAPID
type: Concept
in scheme: instruments
definition: The RAPID spectrometer for the Cluster mission is an advanced particle detector for the analysis of suprathermal plasma distributions in the energy range from 20-400 keV for electrons, 40-1500 keV (4000 keV) for hydrogen, and 10 keV/nuc - 1500 keV (4000 keV) for heavier ions. Novel detector concepts in combination with pin-hole acceptance allow the measurement of angular distributions over a range of 180ý in polar angle for either species. The detection principle for the ionic component is based on a two-dimensional analysis of the particle's velocity and energy. Electrons are identified by the well known energy-range relationship. See: http://www.mps.mpg.de/en/projekte/cluster/rapid/index.html Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: RAPID Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Solar/Space Observing Instruments Instrument_Class: Particle Detectors Short_Name: RAPID Long_Name: Research with Adaptive Particle Imaging Detectors End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: CLUSTER-II End_Group Online_Resource: http://www.mps.mpg.de/en/projekte/cluster/rapid/index.html Sample_Image: http://sci.esa.int/science-e-media/img/39/hires_36665.JPG Group: Instrument_Logistics Instrument_Start_Date: 2007-07-16 Instrument_Owner: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research End_Group End_Group