Collaborative Research: RAPID--Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst Intensity, Range, and Dynamics (FIREBIRD) II

合作研究：RAPID——相对论电子爆发强度、范围和动力学的集中研究（FIREBIRD）II

• 批准号: 1339414
• 负责人: David Klumpar
• 金额: $ 14.85万
• 依托单位: Montana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-15 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1339414&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; RAPID; Focused; Investigations

This is a short-term (less than one-year) effort to conduct initial operations and data analysis for the original FIREBIRD mission and to construct a second set of FIREBIRD cubesats to be launched in August 2014. The Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst Intensity, Range, and Dynamics (FIREBIRD) is a space weather NSF CubeSat project that was selected for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009. It is CubeSat mission consisting of two identical 1.5U satellites that will measure relativistic electron precipitation with unprecedented temporal resolution in a high inclination low-Earth orbit to resolve the spatial scale size and energy dependence of electron microbursts from the Van Allen radiation belts. FIREBIRD is a collaborative effort between the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Montana State University (MSU) and is scheduled for launch in October 2013 as a secondary payload under NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program. Support for initial mission operations and science analysis to secure the immediate and full success for FIREBIRD as well as the opportunity to develop an identical pair of spacecraft (FIREBIRD II) at a fraction of the cost of the original FIREBIRD award while the present workforce and expertise is in place are the subject of this RAPID proposal. The so-called "killer" electrons in the radiation belt can produce deep dielectric discharging in spacecraft components, a significant concern for satellite health and operations. Microbursts are thought to be a significant loss mechanism for relativistic electrons but remain poorly understood, thus rendering space weather predictive models of Earth's radiation belts incomplete. The FIREBIRD project is design to address important questions about the physical process that generates relativistic microbursts. FIREBIRD II providing an additional pair of satellites that collect microburst observations at the same time greatly enhances the capability to assess the global impact of microbursts.In addition to addressing fundamental space physics research and space weather applications, the FIREBIRD and FIREBIRD II projects also contribute to the training and education of a diverse population of university students. Students at MSU and UNH will have major responsibility for the design and implementation of the instruments and the spacecraft while at the same time being mentored by professionals in each expert area. The impact is that the fruits of this investigation will continue strongly for years, if not decades, as the twenty or more students who "cut their teeth" on this science mission become practicing scientists and engineers.

这是一项短期(不到一年)的努力，目的是为最初的火鸟任务进行初步运作和数据分析，并建造将于2014年8月发射的第二套火鸟立方体卫星。相对论电子爆发强度、射程和动力学的重点调查(火鸟)是美国国家科学基金会立方体卫星的一个空间气象项目，该项目于2009年通过美国复苏和再投资法案被选中获得资金。CubeSat任务由两颗完全相同的1.5u卫星组成，将在大倾角低地球轨道上以前所未有的时间分辨率测量相对论电子降水，以解决来自Van Allen辐射带的电子微暴的空间尺度、大小和能量相关性。火鸟是新汉普郡大学(UNH)和蒙大拿州立大学(MSU)合作的成果，计划于2013年10月发射，作为NASA纳米卫星教育发射计划的第二有效载荷。支持最初的飞行任务行动和科学分析，以确保火鸟立即和完全成功，以及有机会在现有工作人员和专业知识到位的情况下，以最初火鸟奖励的一小部分费用开发一对相同的航天器(火鸟II)，这些都是这一快速提案的主题。辐射带中的所谓“杀手”电子会在航天器部件中产生深度介电放电，这是对卫星健康和运行的重大担忧。微暴被认为是相对论电子的一种重要损失机制，但人们仍然知之甚少，因此导致对地球辐射带的空间天气预测模型不完整。火鸟计划旨在解决有关产生相对论微爆发的物理过程的重要问题。火鸟二号提供另外两颗同时收集微暴观测的卫星，大大提高了评估微暴的全球影响的能力。除了涉及基础空间物理研究和空间气象应用，火鸟和火鸟二号项目还有助于对不同群体的大学生进行培训和教育。密歇根州立大学和纽约大学的学生将主要负责仪器和航天器的设计和实施，同时接受每个专家领域的专业人员的指导。其影响是，这项研究的成果将持续多年，如果不是几十年，随着20名或更多在这项科学任务中“拔牙”的学生成为实习科学家和工程师。