CUSP: a two cubesats constellation for Space Weather and solar flares X-ray polarimetry
Sergio Fabiani, Ilaria Baffo, Sergio Bonomo, Gessica Contini, Enrico, Costa, Giovanni Cucinella, Giovanni De Cesare, Ettore Del Monte, Andrea Del, Re, Sergio Di Cosimo, Simone Di Filippo, Alessandro Di Marco, Pierluigi, Fanelli, Fabio La Monaca, Alfredo Locarini
TL;DR
CUSP is a planned two-CubeSat constellation designed to measure X-ray polarization of solar flares, enabling insights into magnetic reconnection and particle acceleration in solar physics.
Contribution
It introduces a novel CubeSat constellation with Compton polarimeters for solar flare X-ray polarimetry, advancing space weather research capabilities.
Findings
Conceptual design approved for Phase A by Italian Space Agency
Potential to improve understanding of solar flare magnetic structures
Development of CubeSat X-ray polarimetry technology
Abstract
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project aims to develop a constellation of two CubeSats orbiting the Earth to measure the linear polarisation of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a Compton scattering polarimeter on board of each satellite. CUSP will allow to study the magnetic reconnection and particle acceleration in the flaring magnetic structures. CUSP is a project approved for a Phase A study by the Italian Space Agency in the framework of the Alcor program aimed to develop CubeSat technologies and missions.
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Taxonomy
TopicsSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies · Geophysics and Gravity Measurements