| Instrument: ERNE : Energetic and Relativistic Nuclei and Electron |
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Associated Platforms SOHO Related Data Sets View all records related to this instrument Description One of the scientific instruments of SOHO is the energetic particle instrument ERNE (Energetic and Relativistic Nuclei and Electron) of the University of Turku. The energy eruptions in the solar atmosphere can lead to the acceleration of local gas particles to extremely high energies and their injection into the interplanetary space. These fast moving streams of particles are recorded by ERNE. At times, when there is no energetic particle production at the Sun, ERNE is observing the continuous flux of energetic particles from Milky Way (galactic cosmic rays) , and from the boundary of the heliosphere accelerated by the termination shock (anomalous cosmic rays). The two particle experiments of SOHO, COSTEP and ERNE, are carried out in the CEPAC collaboration. The ERNE Sensor Unit (ESU) has two energetic particle sensors: LED and HED. Further, all analog and digital electronics as well as the Data Processing Unit (ESU-DPU) of these sensors are within this unit. For more information, see: http://www.srl.utu.fi/projects/erne/index_english.html Online Resources http://www.srl.utu.fi/projects/erne/index_english.html Instrument Logistics Instrument Start Date: 1995-12-02 Instrument Owner: University of Turku, Finalnd |
