Aug 9, 2018
Justin Kasper, University of Michigan associate professor of climate and space sciences, prepares a model of the Faraday cup for testing prior to this summer’s Parker Solar Probe Launch. Kasper is principal investigator for Parker’s SWEAP investigation - charged with measuring the solar wind. The cup is tested in a vacuum chamber and hit with light from four modified IMAX projectors and particles from an ion gun - all to ensure it will operate in the sun’s atmosphere.
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