Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:aboard gptkb:MMS_spacecraft
gptkbp:detects gptkb:H+
gptkb:He+
He++
O+
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
gptkbp:goal study energetic particle acceleration
study magnetic reconnection
study turbulence in space plasma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA)
gptkbp:launched March 13, 2015
gptkbp:measures ions
ion energy
ion charge state
ion mass
gptkbp:operatesIn Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Magnetospheric_Multiscale_Mission_(MMS)
gptkbp:resolution high temporal resolution
gptkbp:usedFor measuring ion composition in space plasma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Magnetospheric_Multiscale_Mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6