Heliophysics Science Division

Cluster Plasma Electron And Current Experiment (PEACE)

Class:

Instrument

Status:

Operational

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Launch Date:

July 2000

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A Plasma Electron And Current Experiment instrument can measure the three dimensional velocity distribution of electrons in a space plasma, for an energy range from a few electronvolts to about 30 kiloelectronvolts. A PEACE instrument is flying on each of the four Cluster II spacecraft, which were launched in the summer of 2000.

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