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EP: Fachverband Extraterrestrische Physik
EP 14: Poster Sonne und Heliosphäre
EP 14.13: Poster
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 16:30–19:00, Poster.V
The Electron Proton Telescope for Solar Orbiter — Dennis Sie1, Eckart Böhm1, Stephan Böttcher1, Sönke Burmeister1, Wolfgang Dröge2, Bernd Heber1, •Jan Grunau1, Gottfried Mann3, César Martin1, Reinhold Müller-Mellin1, Rolf Paspirgilis1, Björn Schuster1, Lars Seimetz1, Christoph Terasa1, and Robert Wimmer-Schweingruber1 — 1Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Kiel, Germany — 2Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Würzburg, Germany — 3Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, Germany
Solar Orbiter is a mission proposed to ESA for the cosmic vision program. It will provide the next major step forward in the exploration of the sun and the heliosphere to investigate many of the fundamental problems remaining in solar and heliospheric science. Onboard, the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) will measure the composition, time history and distribution functions of suprathermal and energetic particles. The EPD consists of five separate sensors. One of them is the Electron Proton Telescope (EPT), which is designed to measure electrons within the energy range from 20 keV to 400 keV and protons from 20 keV to 6 MeV. Low energy electrons and nucleons stopping in the first detector are distinguished by using the foil/magnet-technique. In this contribution first measurement of the Prototype with radioactive sources and its functionality will be presented.