Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) Revisited: In-Flight Calibrations, Lessons Learned and Scientific Advances

Matina Gkioulidou; Donald G. Mitchell; Jerry W. Manweiler; Louis J. Lanzerotti; Andrew J. Gerrard; Aleksandr Y. Ukhorskiy; Kunihiro Keika; Christopher G. Mouikis; Lynn M. Kistler

doi:10.1007/s11214-023-00991-x

Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) Revisited: In-Flight Calibrations, Lessons Learned and Scientific Advances

Matina Gkioulidou, Donald G. Mitchell, Jerry W. Manweiler, Louis J. Lanzerotti, Andrew J. Gerrard, Aleksandr Y. Ukhorskiy, Kunihiro Keika, Christopher G. Mouikis, Lynn M. Kistler

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The Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) on both the Van Allen Probes spacecraft is a time-of-flight versus total energy instrument that provided ion composition data over the ring current energy (∼7 keV to ∼1 MeV), and electrons over the energy range ∼25 keV to ∼1 MeV throughout the duration of the mission (2012 – 2019). In this paper we present instrument calibrations, implemented after the Van Allen Probes mission was launched. In particular, we discuss updated rate dependent corrections, possible contamination by “accidentals” rates, and caveats concerning the use of certain products. We also provide a summary of the major advances in ring current science, obtained from RBSPICE observations, and their implications for the future of inner magnetosphere exploration.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	80
Journal	Space Science Reviews
Volume	219
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-023-00991-x
State	Published - Dec 2023

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Magnetosphere
Ring current
Space weather
Time-of-flight

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Gkioulidou, M., Mitchell, D. G., Manweiler, J. W., Lanzerotti, L. J., Gerrard, A. J., Ukhorskiy, A. Y., Keika, K., Mouikis, C. G., & Kistler, L. M. (2023). Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) Revisited: In-Flight Calibrations, Lessons Learned and Scientific Advances. Space Science Reviews, 219(8), Article 80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-023-00991-x

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