Energetic Neutral Atom Imagers for Space Weather Monitoring

Tuesday, 12 February 2019: 15:55
Fountain I/II (Westin Pasadena)
Amy M Keesee, University of New Hampshire, Physics and Space Science Center, Durham, NH, United States and Earl escime@wvU.edu, West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WV, United States
Abstract:
Energetic neutral atom (ENA) imaging provides one of the few opportunities for global viewing of the magnetosphere. Thus, it lends itself to the opportunity for application as a space weather monitor. Images from the ENA imagers on the NASA Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral atom Spectrometers (TWINS) mission will be presented, demonstrating evidence of phenomena resulting from magnetic reconnection in the tail. We will define parameter requirements for space weather monitoring, including optimal orbits as well as spatial and temporal resolution.
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