Paper 13093-95
Paper 13093-95
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission overview
On demand | Presented live 21 June 2024 
Abstract
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a future CubeSat mission orbiting the Earth aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band, by means of a Compton scattering polarimeter. CUSP will allow us to study the magnetic reconnection and particle acceleration in the flaring magnetic structures of our star. The project is in the framework of the Italian Space Agency Alcor Program, which aims to develop new CubeSat missions. CUSP is approved for a Phase B study that will last for 12 months, starting in mid-2024. We report on the current status of the CUSP mission project as the outcome of the Phase A.
Presenter
Sergio Fabiani
INAF - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (Italy)
Sergio Fabiani is Researcher at INAF-IAPS, PI of the CUSP mission.