Tag: Jupiter

Jesper Fredriksson focuses on instruments in extreme space environments at Space Rendezvous

Jesper Fredriksson focuses on instruments in extreme space environments at Space Rendezvous

Publicerat: 2023-10-262023-10-26News Jesper Fredriksson, JUICE, Jupiter, radiation, Space Rendezvous

How do you build scientific instruments that can withstand extreme radiation in space? When IRF's research engineer Jesper Fredriksson participates... Fortsätt läsa

Now the adventure in space has began for the Swedish instrument Particle Environment Package on board Juice

Now the adventure in space has began for the Swedish instrument Particle Environment Package on board Juice

Publicerat: 2023-07-072023-07-07News JUICE, Jupiter, Kiruna, PEP, Stas Barabash

On July 3 the Swedish led instrument Particle Environment Package (PEP) onboard the ESA spacecraft Juice achieved a major milestone with its... Fortsätt läsa

Doctoral thesis reveals the technology behind a space instrument built to study Jupiter

Doctoral thesis reveals the technology behind a space instrument built to study Jupiter

Publicerat: 2022-05-112022-05-11Press release doctoral thesis, electrons, ions, JDC, Jovian plasma Dynamics and Composition Analyzer (JDC), JUICE, Jupiter, PhD thesis, Philipp Wittmann, space physics, space technology, Swedish Institute of Space Physics

On May 13th Philipp Wittmann, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and Umeå University, will defend his doctoral thesis. Philipp has been part... Fortsätt läsa

Doctoral thesis “nailed” by Philipp Wittmann

Doctoral thesis “nailed” by Philipp Wittmann

Publicerat: 2022-04-222022-04-22News doctoral thesis, JDC, Jupiter, PhD, PhD thesis

On Friday, Philipp Wittmann "nailed" his doctoral thesis "The Jovian Plasma Dynamics and Composition Analyzer (JDC) for ESA's JUICE Mission" at IRF's... Fortsätt läsa

Unique particle instrument tailored for the harsh Jovian environment

Unique particle instrument tailored for the harsh Jovian environment

Publicerat: 2022-03-232022-03-22Press release Angèle Pontoni, doctoral thesis, JNA, Jovian Neutrals Analyzer, JUICE, Jupiter, Kiruna, PhD

On 25 March, Angèle Pontoni, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and Umeå University, will defend her doctoral thesis. Angèle has contributed... Fortsätt läsa

Instrument Software Engineer (dnr: 2.2.1-259/21)

Publicerat: 2021-09-232021-10-16Archived jobs engineer, JUICE, Jupiter, RPWI, software engineer, uppsala

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) in Uppsala is looking for a instrument Software Engineer. The Space Plasma Physics research programme... Fortsätt läsa

Video shows the development of the Jupiter sensor JNA

Video shows the development of the Jupiter sensor JNA

Publicerat: 2020-12-07News Angèle Pontoni, IRF, JNA, Jovian Neutrals Analyzer, JUICE, Jupiter, Magnus Oja, Manabu Shimoyama, Stefan Karlsson

A short timelapse, taken over the span of two years, shows how the Flight Model of the Jovian Neutrals Analyzer (JNA) was built and tested at the... Fortsätt läsa

Swedish space instrument participates in the search for life around Jupiter

Swedish space instrument participates in the search for life around Jupiter

Publicerat: 2020-11-182020-11-20Press release IRF, JDC, JNA, JUICE, Jupiter, PEP, Stas Barabash

The Swedish-led satellite instrument Particle Environment Package (PEP) will help researchers at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) to... Fortsätt läsa

Swedish space technology ready to explore oceans under the ice on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede

Swedish space technology ready to explore oceans under the ice on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede

Publicerat: 2020-08-212020-08-26Press release Ganymede, IRF, Jan Bergman, Jan-Erik Wahlund, JUICE, Jupiter, moons, Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation, RPWI, space physics, Space plasma physics, space technology, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, uppsala

Now the first of two Swedish-led Jupiter instruments has left the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) to take its place on the European... Fortsätt läsa

It’s time for mechanical tests

It’s time for mechanical tests

Publicerat: 2020-04-282020-05-05News JDC, Jupiter, mechanical tests, PEP

Today, a simpler version of the Jupiter sensor Jovian plasma Dynamics and Composition Analyzer (JDC) has been sent from Kiruna to Stockholm for... Fortsätt läsa