Abstract: The thermal environment of the lunar surface is extreme. At the equator, temperatures drop ~300…
Author: New NASA STI
Design, Implementation, and Performance of the Astro-H Soft X-Ray Spectrometer Aperture Assembly and Blocking Filters
Abstract: The calorimeter array of the JAXA Astro-H (renamed Hitomi) soft x-ray spectrometer (SXS) was designed…
Energy Conversion and Partition in the Asymmetric Reconnection Diffusion Region
Abstract: We investigate the energy conversion and partition in the asymmetric reconnection diffusion region using two-dimensional…
Lyman-Alpha Comes of Age
Abstract: The Lyman-alpha (Lya) line is the strongest recombination line of hydrogen, which constitutes the dominant…
A Hybrid Electrostatic Retarding Potential Analyzer for the Measurement of Plasmas at Extremely High Energy Resolution
Abstract: Many space plasmas (especially electrons generated in planetary ionospheres) exhibit fine-detailed structures that are challenging…
Cyclotron Lines in Highly Magnetized Neutron Stars
Abstract: Cyclotron lines, also called cyclotron resonant scattering features are spectral features, generally appearing in absorption,…
Aerogel Scattering Filters for Cosmic Microwave Background Observations
Abstract: We present the design and performance of broadband and tunable infrared-blocking filters for millimeter and…
Full Inversion of Solar Relativistic Electron Events Measured by the Helios Spacecraft
Abstract: The Parker Solar Probe and the incoming Solar Orbiter mission will provide measurements of solar…
Dating Igneous Rocks Using the Potassium-Argon Laser Experiment (KArLE) Instrument: A Case Study for ~380 Ma Basaltic Rocks
Abstract: We report new K-Ar isochron data for two approximately 380 million-years-old basaltic rocks, using an…
Tests of General Relativity and Fundamental Physics with Space-based Gravitational Wave Detectors
Abstract: Low-frequency gravitational-wave astronomy can perform precision tests of general relativity and probe fundamental physics in…