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Science with Minisat 01

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Alvaro Gimenez

    1. LAEFF, INTA, Madrid, Spain

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Opening Keynote

    • Emilio Varela Arroyo
    Pages 1-2

  3. Spanish Minisat Program. Objectives and Operational Results

    • Miguel A. García Primo
    Pages 3-12

  4. Minisat 01 as a Scientific Mission and its Future

    • Alvaro Gimenez
    Pages 13-19

  5. Development of Minisat 01 Scientific Payload

    • J. Torres, R. Alfageme
    Pages 21-29

  6. Performances of Minisat-01 Platform Subsystems

    • Fernando Cerezo Martínez
    Pages 31-38

  7. SIXE: An X-Ray Experiment for the Minisat Platform

    • J. Isern, F. Giovannelli, L. Sabau, E. Bravo, J. Gómez-Gomar, M. Hernanz et al.
    Pages 39-48

  8. Xrase: The X-Ray Spectroscopic Explorer

    • Herbert W. Schnopper, Eric Silver, Stephen Murray, Suzanne Romaine, Simon Bandler, Christine Jones et al.
    Pages 49-65

  9. X-Ray Binary Systems: A Cauldron of Physical Processes

    • Franco Giovannelli, Lola Sabau-Graziati
    Pages 67-80

  10. Three Reflection Telescopes for Wide Field Space Astronomy. First Results from a 30 cm Prototype and Prospects

    • Roberto Viotti, Cesare D. La Padula, Domenico Nanni, Agostino Vignato
    Pages 81-88

  11. The Science Operations Centre of Minisat-01

    • Antonio Talavera, Jesús García, Carlos Quintana, Eduardo Fernandes
    Pages 89-96

  12. The Experiment CPLM (Comportamiento de Puentes Líquidos en Microgravedad) on Board Minisat 01

    • Angel Sanz-Andrés, Pablo Rodríguez-de-Francisco, Julián Santiago-Prowald
    Pages 97-121

  13. Stochastic Modeling of the Residual Acceleration Field in a Microgravity Environment

    • Jaume Casademunt, Jorge Viñals
    Pages 123-133

  14. Numerical Studies of Fluid Flow in Microgravity Conditions for Confined Crystal Growth

    • Xavier Ruiz, Laureano Ramírez-Piscina, Jaume Casademunt
    Pages 135-140

  15. EURD: The Mission and the Stellar Absolute Fluxes of B-Type Stars

    • Carmen Morales, Joaquín Trapero, José F. Gómez, Verónica Orozco, Alvaro Gimenez, Stuart Bowyer et al.
    Pages 141-150

  16. Updated Parameters for the Decaying Neutrino Theory and Eurd Observations of the Diffuse UV Background

    • D. W. Sciama
    Pages 151-153

  17. EURD Data Provide Strong Evidence Against the Sciama Model of Radiative Decay of Massive Neutrinos

    • Stuart Bowyer, Eric J. Korpela, Jerry Edelstein, Michael Lampton, Carmen Morales, Juan Pérez-Mercader et al.
    Pages 155-161

  18. Modeling the Local Interstellar Medium

    • Dieter Breitschwerdt
    Pages 163-176

  19. EURD Observations of Interstellar Radiation

    • Jerry Edelstein, Stuart Bowyer, Eric J. Korpela, Michael Lampton, Joaquín Trapero, José F. Gómez et al.
    Pages 177-185

  20. The Local Interstellar Medium in the Direction of the Galactic Anticentre

    • Ricardo Génova, John E. Beckman
    Pages 187-195
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About this book

This book includes the proceedings of the Workshop held in Madrid, April 1999 to celebrate 2 years of successful operation of the first Spanish small scientific satellite in orbit. It contains discussions about the overall philosophy of small mission programs, the design of the satellite and its payload as well as the most relevant scientific outcome of the mission. Also included are additional contributions to the workshop, which are of importance to Minisat 01 in order to put its results within context.
Finally, the future of small missions for space sciences is reviewed together with the main technological challenges for new studies.
Out of the technological and scientific results of Minisat 01, the measurement of the EUV airglow spectrum and the flux of some stars in the same range can be highlighted together with the dismiss of the massive neutrino decay theory.
The high-energy experiment analyzed the characterization of the radiation environment in LEO and the behaviour of different kind of detectors, as well as the use of coded masks for imaging and the measurement of some specific sources.
The book's level is intended for specialists in EUV and Hard X-Ray astrophysicists as well as for engineers and technicians involved in space science experiments and missions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • LAEFF, INTA, Madrid, Spain

    Alvaro Gimenez

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