Publications

This page is to contain all publications relevant to the Astrid-2 project, both instrument-related and scientific.

Blomberg, L. G., G. T. Marklund, P.-A. Lindqvist, and L. Bylander, Astrid-2: An Advanced Auroral Microprobe, in Proc. of COSPAR Colloquium on Scientific Microsatellties, Tainan, 15-18 December 1997.
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Jacksén, Ĺ., The development of the scientific measuring instrument LINDA, a part of the payload on the Swedish micro-satellite Astrid-2. IRF Technical Report 046, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden, April 1998.

Marklund, G., L. Blomberg, L. Bylander, and P.-A. Lindqvist, Astrid-2, A Low-Bud get Microsatellite Mission for Auroral Research, in Proc. of 13th ESA Symposium on E uropean Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Öland, Sweden, 26-29 May 199 7, ESA SP-397, 387-394, 1997.

Pedersen, E. B., F. Primdahl, J. R. Petersen, J. M. G. Merayo, P. Brauer, and O. V. Nielsen, Digital Fluxgate Magnetometer for the Astrid-2 Satellite, Meas. Sci. Technol., 10, N124-N129, 1999.

Annales Geophysicae, Volume 19, Number 6, June 2001
Special Issue: Astrid-2

Marklund G.T., L.G. Blomberg and S. Persson, Astrid-2, an advanced microsatellite for auroral research, Ann. Geophys., 19, 589, 2001.

Norberg O., J.D. Winningham, H. Lauche, W. Keith, W. Puccio, J. Olsen, K. Lundin, and J. Scherrer, The MEDUSA electron and ion spectrometer and the PIA ultraviolet photometers on Astrid-2, Ann. Geophys., 19, 593, 2001.

Holback B., A. Jacksen, L. Ahlen, S.-E. JAnsson, A.I. Eriksson, J.-E. Wahlund, T. Carozzi and J. Bergman, LINDA - the AStrid-2 Langmuir probe instrument, Ann. Geophys., 19, 601, 2001.

Keith, W.R., J.D. Winningham and O. Norberg, A new, unique signature of the true cusp, Ann. Geophys., 19, 613, 2001.

S.H. Hoymork, M. Yamauchi, Y. Ebihara, Y. Narita, O. Norberg and D. Winningham, Dense ion clouds of 0.1-2 keV ions inside the CPS-region observed by Astrid-2, Ann. Geophys., 19, 623, 2001.

G.T. Marklund, T. Karlsson, P. Eglitis and H. Opgenoorth, Astrid-2 and ground-based observations of the auroral bulge in the middle of the nightside convection throat, Ann. Geophys., 19, 635, 2001.

Ivchenko, N. and G. Marklund, Observation of low frequency electromagnetic activity at 1000 km altitude, Ann. Geophys., 19, 645, 2001.

Eriksson, S., L.G. Blomberg, N. Ivchenko, T. Karlsson and G.T. Marklund, Magnetospheric response to the solar wind as indicated by the cross-polar potential drop and the low-latitude asymmetric disturbance field, Ann. Geophys., 19, 651, 2001.

Ivchenko, A., L. Facciolo, P.A. Lindqvist, P. Kekkonen and B. Holback, Distrubance of plasma environment in the vicinity of the Astrid-2 microsatellite, Ann. Geophys., 19, 657, 2001.