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Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy.
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX USA.
Space Sci Rev. 2021;217(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s11214-020-00787-3. Epub 2021 Jan 12.
The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury will provide simultaneous measurements from two spacecraft, offering an unprecedented opportunity to investigate magnetospheric and exospheric particle dynamics at Mercury as well as their interactions with solar wind, solar radiation, and interplanetary dust. The particle instrument suite SERENA (Search for Exospheric Refilling and Emitted Natural Abundances) is flying in space on-board the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and is the only instrument for ion and neutral particle detection aboard the MPO. It comprises four independent sensors: ELENA for neutral particle flow detection, Strofio for neutral gas detection, PICAM for planetary ions observations, and MIPA, mostly for solar wind ion measurements. SERENA is managed by a System Control Unit located inside the ELENA box. In the present paper the scientific goals of this suite are described, and then the four units are detailed, as well as their major features and calibration results. Finally, the SERENA operational activities are shown during the orbital path around Mercury, with also some reference to the activities planned during the long cruise phase.
欧洲航天局（ESA）与日本宇宙航空研究开发机构（JAXA）合作的“贝皮科伦坡”水星探测任务将通过两艘航天器同时进行测量，为研究水星磁层和外层粒子动力学以及它们与太阳风、太阳辐射和行星际尘埃的相互作用提供了前所未有的机会。粒子仪器套件SERENA（寻找外层再填充和发射的自然丰度）搭载在“贝皮科伦坡”水星行星轨道器（MPO）上在太空中运行，是MPO上唯一用于离子和中性粒子探测的仪器。它由四个独立的传感器组成：用于中性粒子流探测的ELENA、用于中性气体探测的Strofio、用于行星离子观测的PICAM以及主要用于太阳风离子测量的MIPA。SERENA由位于ELENA箱体内的系统控制单元管理。本文描述了该套件的科学目标，然后详细介绍了这四个单元及其主要特性和校准结果。最后，展示了SERENA在水星轨道运行期间的操作活动，同时也提及了在漫长巡航阶段计划开展的活动。
