The IBEX background monitor

The IBEX Background Monitor (IBaM) provides a small and lightweight method for independently measuring IBEX's high-energy proton background by integrating the flux of >~14 keV protons over a ~7° conical FOV. The IBaM is part of the IBEX-Hi sensor and has a co-aligned look direction. This pap...

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Main Authors: Crew, Geoffrey B. (Contributor), Allegrini, F. (Author), Demkee, D. (Author), Funsten, H. O. (Author), McComas, David J. (Author), Randol, B. (Author), Rodriguez, B. (Author), Schwadron, N. A. (Author), Valek, P. (Author), Weidner, S. (Author)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands, 2011-09-15T14:14:10Z.
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