Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation
Russian Academy of Sciences
( founded in 1939 )
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INTERHELIOPROBE

The INTERHELIOPROBE project is being developed within the framework of the Federal Space Program of the Russian Federation. It is aimed at the research of the Sun from close distances including inner heliosphere and solution of the problems of solar corona heating, acceleration of the solar wind, origin of the solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

Scientific Instrumentation

SOLAR INSTRUMENTATION

  • X-ray telescope

  • X-ray spectrometer

  • Magnetograph

  • Coronagraph

  • White-light Photometer


HELIOSPHERIC INSTRUMENTATION

  • Solar wind ion analyzer

  • Solar wind electron analyzer

  • Dust and plasma analyzer

  • Magneto-wave complex

  • Magnetometer

  • Energetic particle detector

  • Solar neutrons detector

  • Gamma-spectrometer

  • Radio spectrograph