Energetic Electron and Proton Detector

The objective of the experiment (E8) was to study the origin and the distribution mechanism of low-energy electrons and protons. The instrument, a magnetic spectrometer, consisted of six semiconductor detectors with the field of view in the plane of the ecliptic. Species separation was achieved by an inhomogeneous magnetic field oriented perpendicular to the particle path. Four electron and two proton detectors measured electrons from 17 to 835 keV and protons from 21 to 677 keV. The proton measurements were made with a two-detector telescope employing coincidence and anticoincidence logic. Both particle species were measured in 16 energy channels through pulse-height analysis. For further information see pp. 261-263 of Raumfahrtforschung, v. 19, n. 5, 1975.

本实验（E8）旨在探究低能电子和质子的起源及其分布机制。实验所使用的仪器为一台磁谱仪，该谱仪由六个半导体探测器组成，其视场位于黄道平面。通过垂直于粒子路径的不均匀磁场实现了物种分离。四个电子探测器和两个质子探测器分别测量了17至835 keV的电子和21至677 keV的质子。质子测量采用双探测器望远镜，通过符合和反符合逻辑进行。两种粒子物种均通过脉冲高度分析在16个能量通道中进行测量。欲了解更多信息，请参阅《航天研究》第19卷第5期第261至263页，1975年出版。