GOES-R SEISS EHIS Sensor
Shown is the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Flight Model 1 Energetic Heavy Ion Sensor (EHIS) that will fly on the GOES-R satellite. EHIS will be responsible for measuring heavy ion fluxes in the magnetosphere to provide a complete picture of the energetic particles surrounding Earth. This includes particles trapped within Earth’s magnetosphere and particles arriving directly from the sun and cosmic rays which have been accelerated by electromagnetic fields in space. This information will be used to help scientists protect astronauts and high altitude aircraft from high levels of harmful ionizing radiation.
Credit: Assurance Technology Corporation
SEISS instrument page: www.goes-r.gov/spacesegment/seiss.html
GOES-R space weather video: youtu.be/hPiy4x5z0GI
GOES-R satellite interactive 3-D model: www.goes-r.gov/3dmodel/index.html
Original image source: www.goes-r.gov/multimedia/instr-Seiss.html