The Rosetta mission, in which the Hungarian participation was significant, was finished 10 months ago. Our research team participated in the development of two instruments of the Lander Philae, as well as in their in-flight operation and the data evaluation.
Istvan Apáthy is CoPI of the Simple Plasma Monitor (SPM) of the ROMAP experiment and former CoPI of the Dust Impact Monitor (DIM) of the SESAME experiment. He developed the high-voltage unit of the SPM.
Attila Péter is former CoPI of the DIM detector of the SESAME experiment. He developed the sensor unit of DIM.
Attila Hirn, CoI of the DIM detector of the SESAME experiment. He contributed mostly to the on-ground calibration of the instrument and the evaluation and interpretation of measurement data obtained during the flight and on the surface if the comet.
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