CASSINI
Cassini MIMI Investigation at Fundamental Technologies
Historical MIMI Memos and Notes
MIMI LEMMS Geometry
| Detector |
Thickness (microns) |
Area mm2 |
Half Angle (degrees) |
Solid Angle (steradians) |
Geo. Factor (cm2-sr) |
Channels | # CH |
| D1 | 150 | 100 | 20 15 | 0.3789 | 0.3789 | D1S | 1 |
| D2 | 700 | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | D2S | 1 |
| D3(a) | 700 | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | D3S | 1 |
| D3(b) | 700 | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | D3S | 1 |
| D4 | 700 | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | D4S | 1 |
| B | 700 | 35 (50) | 7.5 | 0.0537 | 0.0188 | BS | 1 |
| A | 150 | 25 (50?) | 7.5 | 0.0537 | 0.0134 | AS | 1 |
| A(B) |
A0,A1,A2,A3,A4, A5,A6,A7,A8 |
9 | |||||
| AB | 850 | 25 | 7.5 | 0.0537 | 0.0134 | not used | 0 |
| AB(D4) | 1000 | 25 | 7.5 | 0.0537 | 0.0134 | B0,B1,B2,B3,BE | 4 |
| D1(D2) | 150 | 100 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.3789 | E0,P1,P2,H1,Z1 | 4 |
| D1D2 | 850 | 100 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.3789 | not used | 0 |
| D1D2D3 | 2250 | 100 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.3789 | P8 | 1 |
| D1D2(D3) | 850 | 100 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.3789 | E1,P3,P4,P5,H2,Z2 | 6 |
| D2D3 | 2100 | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | E5,P7,P9,H3,H4,Z3 | 6 |
| D2D3(D4) | 2100 | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | P6 | 1 |
| D2D3D4 | 2800 | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | H5 | 1 |
| D2D3D4(B) | 2800 | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | not used | 0 |
| (D1)D2(D3) | 700 | 150 | 7.5 | 0.0537 | 0.0806 | E2 | 1 |
| (D2)D3(D4) | 1400 | G1 | 1 | ||||
| (D1)D2D3(D4) | 2100 | 150 | 7.5 | 0.0537 | 0.0806 | E3,E4 | 2 |
| D3D4B | 150 | 20 | 0.3789 | 0.5683 | not used | 0 | |
| D3D4(B) | 2100 | E6 | 1 | ||||
| D4B | 35 | 7.5 | 0.0537 | 0.0188 | E7 | 1 | |
| E1 | 300±15 | 0.0300 | E1S | 1 | |||
| F1 | 700±15 | 0.0200 | F1S | 1 | |||
| E1(E2) | x | 0.0300 | DE0<DE1,DE2,DE3 | 4 | |||
| F1(F2) | x | 0.0200 | DF0,DF1,DF2,DF3 | 4 | |||
| E2 | 300±15 | E2S | 1 | ||||
| F2 | 300±15 | F2S | 1 | ||||
| Total # Channels | 57 |
MIMI LEMMS vs. Voyager Spectra, part 1
MIMI LEMMS vs. Voyager Spectra, part 2
MIMI LEMMS vs. Voyager Spectra, part 3
MIMI LEMMS vs. Voyager Spectra, part 4
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Updated 8/8/19, Cameron Crane
QUICK FACTS
Manufacturer: The Cassini spacecraft
was manufactured by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
and the Huygens Probe was manufactured by Thales Alenia
Space.
Mission Duration: The Cassini-Huygens mission launched on October 15 1997, and ended on September 15 2017.
Destination: Cassini's destination was Saturn and its moons. The destination of the Huygens Probe's was Saturn's moon Titan.
Orbit: Cassini orbited Saturn for 13 years before diving between its rings and colliding with the planet on September 15th, 2017.
Mission Duration: The Cassini-Huygens mission launched on October 15 1997, and ended on September 15 2017.
Destination: Cassini's destination was Saturn and its moons. The destination of the Huygens Probe's was Saturn's moon Titan.
Orbit: Cassini orbited Saturn for 13 years before diving between its rings and colliding with the planet on September 15th, 2017.