Auroral arc detection using a COTS spectral photometer for the Auroral Emission Radio Explorer (AERO) CubeSat Mission

Auroral phenomena are dynamic in nature: observed events have rich structures that are both spatially and temporally complex, with scientifically interesting features. While optical auroral observations using CCDs or all-sky cameras are common, the aurora also have interesting emission properties at radio frequencies (RF), specifically in low-frequency and high-frequency bands. The Auroral Emission Radio Observer (AERO) is a 6U CubeSat, equipped with a novel electromagnetic Vector Sensor (VS) antenna. The VS will target auroral emission in a measurement band from 100 kHz - 15 MHz, which enables the study of interesting emission types such as Auroral Kilometric Radiation (20 kHz -750 kHz), Medium Frequency Bursts (1.6 MHz - 4.4 MHz) and cyclotron emission (2.8 MHz - 3.0 MHz).

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2020

Author dc:creator

• Payne, Cadence(Cadence Brea)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kerri Cahoy.

• Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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• MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127084

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/127084