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Instrument Overview
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The Energetic Particle Experiment (EPA aboard the Giotto spacecraft
measured the energy distribution of electrons, photons and heavier
nuclei during the cruise and encounter phases of the mission. The
detector system consisted of three particle telescopes (T1, T2, T3),
each incorporating two totally depleted silicon surface barrier layer
detectors, and employing both active and passive background shielding.
For additional information, please see the instrument description
article included in the Giotto Extended Mission archive documentation.
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REFERENCES |
McKenna-Lawlor S et al., The Energetic Particle Experiment (EPA) and its
Preliminary In-flight Performance, ESA SP-1077, ESA Pub Div, Noordwijk,
Netherlands, 53-66, 1986.
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