The IMAGE payload deck after integration of all the instruments. For
a close-up schematic showing the instrument layout, click
here.
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Neutral Atom Imagers (LENA, MENA,
HENA)
Imaging of energetic neutral atom (ENA) emissions
produced by charge exchange reactions between geocoronal
neutral hydrogen and the "hot" plasmas of the ring current
and inner plasma sheet; ENA emissions from upward
flowing ionospheric ions; and ENA emissions associated
with coronal mass ejections (CMEs)
Far-Ultraviolet (FUV) Imaging System
Narrow-band imaging of far-ultraviolet auroral emissions
excited by precipitating protons and electrons at 121.8 nm
and 135.6 nm, respectively (Spectrographic Imager, SI);
wide-band imaging of auroral band emissions from
molecular nitrogen (Wide-field Imaging Camera, WIC);
measurement of geocoronal Lyman alpha emissions (GEO)
Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Imager
Imaging of extreme ultraviolet (30.4 nm) emissions from
singly ionized helium in the Earth's plasmasphere
Radio Plasma Imager (RPI)
Radio sounding of the magnetopause, plasmapause, cusp, and
ionosphere
Central Instrument Data Processor (CIDP)
Acquisition, compression, storage, and telemetry formatting
of science data from all imagers; health and status
monitoring; interface with System Control Unit (SCU)
