| 
 
 
 
 
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 |  | 
  
    
      | 
         PLASMA
        INSTRUMENTS  | 
     
  
    
      | 
         Overview of
        function
        
         
        Technically
        design similar to high energy particle detectors these instruments
        detect the lower energy particles associated with solar wind and other
        ionic phenomena in planetary magnetospheres. Instruments are typically
        able to characterize the particle’s energy, mass and vector. | 
     
   
  
 
  |