Modeling of Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Emissions During a Magnetic Storm for CINEMA/TRIO

  • Lee, Ensang (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kwon, Hyuk-Jin (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Sun (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seon, Jongho (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jin, Ho (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Khan-Hyuk (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Hun (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Wang, Linghua (Space Sciences Lab., University of California) ;
  • Lin, Robert P. (Space Sciences Lab., University of California) ;
  • Parks, George K. (Space Sciences Lab., University of California) ;
  • Sample, John (Space Sciences Lab., University of California) ;
  • Roelof, Edward C. (Applied Physics Lab., Johns Hopkins University)
  • Published : 2012.10.17

Abstract

Energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) are emitted by charge exchange collisions between energetic ions and cold neutral atoms. ENAs can be used as an alternative measure of the energetic ions in the source region because they maintain the energy and pitch angle of the source energetic ions. In the present study we present simulation results of the ENA emissions during a magnetic storm to be measured by the STEIN instrument onboard the CINEMA/TRIO satellites. The CINEMA/TRIO mission consists of three identical cubesats with low-altitude orbits. The STEIN instrument onboard each cubesat can measure ENAs with energies from ~4 keV to ~20 keV as well as suprathermal electrons and ions. The measurement of ENA emissions from ring current by STEIN is simulated using the models for energetic ring current ions and geocoronal neutral atoms. Especially we will discuss about the energy spectrum of the ENAs and the effect of transient variations of the ring current.

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