Neutral Atom Imaging

Neutral Atom Imaging

Neutral Atom Imaging (NAI) is a technique used on the IMAGE spacecraft to image magnetospheric and ionospheric plasma populations. Neutral Atom Imaging works thanks to a process known as charge exchange. The charge exchange neutrals can be remotely imaged and the data deconvolved to determine the original ion population.

External links

* [http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/NAItop.html Neutral Atom Imaging] – information from the IMAGE spacecraft website


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