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    Langmuir Probe

    The Langmuir Probe (LMP) is an onboard scientific instrument of the satellite, its objective is to determine the parameters of the plasma in the upper regions of the Earth’s atmosphere (i.e., ionosphere). A Langmuir probe is a device that can determine the electron temperature, the electron density and the ion density of the plasma by obtaining its current-voltage characteristic since the characteristic curve depends on these plasma parameters. The obtained plasma parameters provide important in-situ data for scientific studies targeting plasma anomalies in the near-Earth environment (like the South Atlantic Anomaly) and for complex studies when combined with other data sources (like solar activity and ground-based measurements).

    Investigating plasma anomalies and the effects of geomagnetic disturbances on space and Earth weather

    University Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
    Endorsing professor

    Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Department of Broadband Info communication and Electromagnetic Theory

    Dr. Antal Banfalvi, Dr. József Szabó, Dr. Ferenc Lenart, Zsolt Varadi, Dr. Laszlo Csurgai-Horvath 

    Geodetic and Geophysical Institute of Hungarian Academy of Sciences 

    Dr. Arpad Kis, Dr. Pal Bencze

    Cooperating Institute Geodetic and Geophysical Research Institute of HAS
    Active students Viktor Qiao (MSc), Tamas Konig (MSc), Laszlo Bago (Msc)
    Past students Adam Fazekas, Tamás Zoltán Berg, Andras Futo, Vilmos Gorocz, Roland Istenes Nemeth, David Juhasz, Peter Madacsi, Zsolt Pakai

    Contact

    Zsolt Váradi
    varadi @ mht.bme.hu

    Last update: 15 November 2018

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