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Magnetic Field Measurements from a Solar Sail Platform with Space Weather Applications

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Structure in the solar wind magnetic field can cause space weather (e.g. geomagnetic storms) at Earth. The magnetic field must be measured in situ and to improve warning times, monitoring platforms operating further upstream of the Earth than existing satellites are ultimately needed. This can be accomplished by solar sail missions, but any instrumentation must be extremely light-weight. Here we describe the development of a highly miniaturized magnetometer (MAGIC), which as part of the Sunjammer payload will conduct scientific studies of the solar wind magnetic field and its evolution to better understand the fundamental sources and causes of space weather.

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Development of the MAGIC magnetometer for Sunjammer is supported by the UK Space Agency.

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  1. Lecturer (STFC Advanced Fellow), Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    Jonathan P. Eastwood

  2. Senior Research Officer, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    Patrick Brown

  3. Spacecraft Operations Engineer, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    Tim M. Oddy

  4. Research Assistant, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    Barry J. Whiteside

  5. Instrument Calibration Engineer, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    Peter Fox

  6. Instrument Engineer, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    Nasir Adeli

  7. Technician, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    Trevor J. Beek

  8. Senior Research Lecturer, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

    Christopher M. Carr

  9. Chief Operating Officer, L’Garde, Inc., 15181 Woodlawn Avenue, Tustin, CA, 92780-6487, USA

    Nathan Barnes

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Eastwood, J.P. et al. (2014). Magnetic Field Measurements from a Solar Sail Platform with Space Weather Applications. In: Macdonald, M. (eds) Advances in Solar Sailing. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34907-2_13

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