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Microchannel plate response to solar energetic particles and consequences for solar-wind measurements on ESA's Vigil mission

Owen, C. J.; Nicolaou, G.; Verscharen, D. +1 more

Space weather forecasting aims at predicting the impacts of the Sun, interplanetary space, and the planetary environment on biological and technological systems. To monitor space weather, the European Space Agency is developing the Vigil mission. Vigil will carry the Plasma Analyser (PLA) instrument. We investigate the expected impact of Solar Ene…