Graduation Year
2024
Graduation Month
December
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
School or Department
Physics and Astronomy
Major
Physics
Faculty Mentor Department
Physics and Astronomy
Faculty Mentor
Paul Janzen
Keywords
hydrogen, IBEX, energetic neutral atom, ENA, satellite, heliosphere
Subject Categories
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Elementary Particles and Fields and String Theory | Engineering Physics | Instrumentation | Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing | Plasma and Beam Physics | Programming Languages and Compilers | Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy | The Sun and the Solar System
Abstract
The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is a NASA Heliophysics mission that plans to investigate the interaction between the solar wind and the local interstellar medium. Three types of imagers will be used by IMAP for studying particles originating from this region of space, and this project studies the IMAP-Hi high energy single-pixel imager. Specifically, a 3D model of IMAP-Hi with the SIMION ion optics and trajectories program is used, along with a library of Python and Lua code, for predicting IMAP-Hi's behavior and comparing to laboratory calibration data. In particular, we predict that asymmetries in IMAP-Hi's detector subsystem change the preferred look angle for imaging energetic neutral atoms. If confirmed, this would change the ideal mounting orientation of the IMAP-Hi imagers.
Honors College Research Project
1
GLI Capstone Project
no
Recommended Citation
LaFollette, Jeremy McGuire, "Modeling IMAP-Hi Efficiency Using SIMION" (2024). Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 539.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/539
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