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The Lunar X-ray Observatory (LXO)/Magnetosheath Explorer in X-Rays (MagEX)X-ray observations of solar wind charge exchange (SWCX) emission, a nuisance to astrophysicists, will dramatically enhance our ability to determine the structure and variability of the Earth's magnetosheath. Such observations could be made from the lunar surface or an Earth-orbiting spacecraft and will resolve key controversies about magnetopause physics as well as better characterize SWCX emission with the aim of avoiding or removing it from astrophysical observations.
Document ID
20090016207
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Collier, M.R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Abbey, T.F. (Leicester Univ. United Kingdom)
Bannister, N.P. (Leicester Univ. United Kingdom)
Carter, J.A. (Leicester Univ. United Kingdom)
Choi, M. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Cravens, T. (Kansas Univ. Kansas City, KS, United States)
Evans, M. (Leicester Univ. United Kingdom)
Fraser, G.W. (Leicester Univ. United Kingdom)
Hills, H.K. (Perot Systems Government Services Fairfax, VA, United States)
Kuntz, K. (Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Lyons, J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Omidi, N. (Solana Scientific, Inc. Solana Beach, CA, United States)
Porter, F.S. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Read, A.M. (Leicester Univ. United Kingdom)
Robertson, I. (Kansas Univ. Kansas City, KS, United States)
Rozmarynowski, P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Sembay, S. (Leicester Univ. United Kingdom)
Sibeck, D.G. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Snowden, S.L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Stubbs, T. (Maryland Univ. Baltimore County Baltimore, MD, United States)
Travnicek, P. (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: LSS006-0032
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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