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Experiment on the Vernov satellite: Transient energetic processes in the Earth’s atmosphere and magnetosphere. Part I: Description of the experiment

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The program of physical studies on the Vernov satellite launched on July 8, 2014 into a polar (640 × 830 km) solar-synchronous orbit with an inclination of 98.4° is presented. We described the complex of scientific equipment on this satellite in detail, including multidirectional gamma-ray detectors, electron spectrometers, red and ultra-violet detectors, and wave probes. The experiment on the Vernov satellite is mainly aimed at a comprehensive study of the processes of generation of transient phenomena in the optical and gamma-ray ranges in the Earth’s atmosphere (such as high-altitude breakdown on runaway relativistic electrons), the study of the action on the atmosphere of electrons precipitated from the radiation belts, and low- and high-frequency electromagnetic waves of both space and atmospheric origin.

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  1. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    M. I. Panasyuk, S. I. Svertilov, V. V. Bogomolov, G. K. Garipov, V. O. Barinova, A. V. Bogomolov, N. N. Veden’kin, I. A. Golovanov, A. F. Iyudin, V. V. Kalegaev, P. A. Klimov, A. S. Kovtyukh, E. A. Kuznetsova, V. S. Morozenko, O. V. Morozov, I. N. Myagkova, V. L. Petrov, A. V. Prokhorov, G. V. Rozhkov, E. A. Sigaeva, B. A. Khrenov & I. V. Yashin

  2. Moscow State University (Faculty of Physics), Moscow, Russia

    M. I. Panasyuk, S. I. Svertilov, V. V. Bogomolov, I. A. Golovanov, E. A. Kuznetsova, A. V. Prokhorov & G. V. Rozhkov

  3. Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    S. I. Klimov, D. I. Vavilov, V. A. Grushin & T. V. Grechko

  4. Lavochkin Research and Production Association, Khimki, Russia

    V. V. Khartov, V. A. Kudryashov, S. V. Bortnikov & P. V. Mzhel’skiy

  5. DOSAAF Research Laboratory of Aerospace Technique, Moscow, Russia

    A. P. Papkov, S. V. Krasnopeev & V. V. Krug

  6. Lviv Center for Institute of Space Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, National Space Agency of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine

    V. E. Korepanov, S. Belyaev & A. Demidov

  7. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

    Ch. Ferenz

  8. BL Electronics Ltd., Budapest, Hungary

    L. Bodnar & P. Szegedi

  9. Space Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    H. Rotkel & M. Moravskiy

  10. Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea

    Il Park, Jin-A Jeon, Ji-In Kim & Jik Lee

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Original Russian Text © M.I. Panasyuk, S.I. Svertilov, V.V. Bogomolov, G.K. Garipov, V.O. Barinova, A.V. Bogomolov, N.N. Veden’kin, I.A. Golovanov, A.F. Iyudin, V.V. Kalegaev, P.A. Klimov, A.S. Kovtyukh, E.A. Kuznetsova, V.S. Morozenko, O.V. Morozov, I.N. Myagkova, V.L. Petrov, A.V. Prokhorov, G.V. Rozhkov, E.A. Sigaeva, B.A. Khrenov, I.V. Yashin, S.I. Klimov, D.I. Vavilov, V.A. Grushin, T.V. Grechko, V.V. Khartov, V.A. Kudryashov, S.V. Bortnikov, P.V. Mzhel’skiy, A.P. Papkov, S.V. Krasnopeev, V.V. Krug, V.E. Korepanov, S. Belyaev, A. Demidov, Ch. Ferenz, L. Bodnar, P. Szegedi, H. Rotkel, M. Moravskiy, Il Park, Jin-A Jeon, Ji-In Kim, Jik Lee, 2016, published in Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya, 2016, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 277–285.

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Panasyuk, M.I., Svertilov, S.I., Bogomolov, V.V. et al. Experiment on the Vernov satellite: Transient energetic processes in the Earth’s atmosphere and magnetosphere. Part I: Description of the experiment. Cosmic Res 54, 261–269 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010952516040043

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