ITM Physics Laboratory

Kenneth R Bromund

((AST, DATA SYSTEMS))

Kenneth R Bromund's Contact Card & Information.
Email: kenneth.r.bromund@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.7576
Org Code: 586
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 675
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Current Projects


Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Flux Gate Magnetometer

Earth's Magnetosphere

Responsible for the Flux Gate Magnetometer (FGM) data processing software, developing algorithms for on-orbit calibration, and conducting weekly calibration operations.


HERMES NEMISIS

Earth's Magnetosphere

Level 1 data processing and on-orbit calibration for the Noise Eliminating Magnetometer in a Small Integrated System (NEMISIS), part of the HERMES instrument suite aboard the lunar Gateway. Ready for launch date: December, 2027.


SPORT

Earth's Ionosphere

Data processing and on-orbit calibration of the Goddard Miniaturized Science Magnetometer (MSM) for the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT) 6U CubeSat Mission.

Selected Publications


Refereed

2021. "The Vector Electric Field Investigation (VEFI) on the C/NOFS Satellite." Space Science Reviews 217 (8): 85 [10.1007/s11214-021-00859-y] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System (SPEDAS)." Space Science Reviews 215 (1): 9 [10.1007/s11214-018-0576-4] [Journal Article/Letter]

2014. "The Magnetospheric Multiscale Magnetometers." Space Science Reviews 199 (1-4): 189-256 [10.1007/s11214-014-0057-3] [Journal Article/Letter]

2008. "First Results of the THEMIS Search Coil Magnetometers." Space Science Reviews 141 509-534 [10.1007/s11214-008-9371-y] [Journal Article/Letter]

2001. "Science Operations and Data Handling for the FAST Satellite." Space Science Reviews 98 169-196 [Journal Article/Letter]

1995. "Statistical Studies of ISEE 3/ICE Observations of Impulsive Hard X-Ray Solar Flares." The Astrophysical Journal 455 733 [10.1086/176619] [Journal Article/Letter]

Talks, Presentations and Posters


Other

Crucial Role of Thermal Gradients in MMS Fluxgate In-Flight Calibration

13, 2021

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210025148


In-Flight Calibration Methods for Temperature-Dependent Offsets in the MMS Fluxgate Magnetometers

12, 2016

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20160014711


In-Flight Calibration Processes for the MMS Fluxgate Magnetometers

14, 2015

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150023591