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Title: Two Generations of CubeSat Missions (CSSWE and CIRBE) to Take on the Challenges of Measuring Relativistic Electrons in the Earth’s Magnetosphere

Authors: X. Li, R. Kohnert, S. Palo, R. Selesnick, E. Bauch, S. Boyajian, and J. Cantilina

Published: 2022. Small Satellite Conference

Link: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2022/WD-S3-2022/


Title: Achievements and Lessons Learned From Successful Small Satellite Missions for Space Weather-Oriented Research

Authors: H. E. Spence, A. Caspi, H. Cahcivan, J. Nieves-Chinchilla, G. Crowley, J. Cutler, C. Fish, D. Jackson, T. M. Jorgensen, D. Klumpar, X. Li, J. P. Mason, N. Paschalidis, J. Sample, S. Smith, C. M. Swenson, T. N. Woods

Published: 2022. Space Weather

Link: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2021SW003031


Title: The Relativistic Electron-Proton Telescope (REPT) Investigation: Design, Operational Properties, and Science Highlights

Authors: D. N. Baker, S. G. Kanekal, V. Hoxie, X. Li,  A. N. Jaynes, H. Zhao, S. R. Elkington, J. C. Foster, R. Selesnick, B. Ni, H. Spence, R. Filwett

Published: 2021. Van Allen Probes: Mission and Discoveries Through Earth’s Inner Magnetosphere

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-021-00838-3


Title: Cosmic Ray Albedo Neutron Decay (CRAND) as a Source of Inner Belt Electrons: Energy Spectrum Study

Authors: K. Zhang, X. Li, H. Zhao, Q. Schiller, L.‐Y. Khoo, Z. Xiang, R. Selesnick, M. A. Temerin and J. A. Sauvaud

Published: 2019. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Link: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2018GL080887


Title: Measurement of electrons from albedo neutron decay and neutron density in near-Earth space

Authors: Xinlin Li, Richard Selesnick, Quintin Schiller, Kun Zhang, Hong Zhao, Daniel N. Baker and Michael A. Temerin

Published: 2017. Nature

Link: http://www.nature.com/articles/nature24642


Title: Detailed characteristics of radiation belt electrons revealed by CSSWE/REPTile measurements: Geomagnetic activity response and precipitation observation

Authors: K. Zhang, X. Li, Q. Schiller, D. Gerhardt, H. Zhao, and R. Millan

Published: 2017. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH SPACE PHYSICS

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017JA024309/abstract


Title: Simultaneous event-specific estimates of transport, loss, and source rates for relativistic outer radiation belt electrons

Authors: Schiller, Q., W. Tu, A. F. Ali, X. Li, H. C. Godinez, D. L. Turner, S. K. Morley, and M. G. Henderson

Published: 2017. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH SPACE PHYSICS

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JA023093/abstract


Title: Radiation belt electron dynamics at low L (<4): Van Allen Probes era versus previous two solar cycles

Authors: Xinlin Li, Dan N. Baker, Hong Zhao, Kun Zhang, Allison N. Jaynes, Quintin Schiller, Shri G. Kanekal, J. B. Blake, Michael Temerin

Published: 2017. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH SPACE PHYSICS

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017JA023924/abstract


Title: Investigating energetic electron precipitation through combining ground‐based and balloon observations

Authors: Mark A. Clilverd, Craig J. Rodger, Michael McCarthy, Robyn Millan, Lauren W. Blum, Neil Corbett, James B. Brundell, Donald Danskin and Alexa J. Halford

Published: 2016. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH SPACE PHYSICS

Link: http://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2016JA022812


Title: Volume magnetization for system-level testing of magnetic materials within small satellites

Authors: David T. Gerhardt, Scott E. Palo.

Published: 2016. Acta Astronautica

Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576516304660


Inner Belt Fig 1

Title: Multi-satellite simultaneous observations of magnetopause and atmospheric losses of radiation belt electrons during an intense solar wind dynamic pressure pulse

Authors: Zheng Xiang, Binbin Ni, Chen Zhou, Zhengyang Zou, Xudong Gu, Zhengyu Zhao, Xianguo Zhang, Xiaoxin Zhang, Shenyi Zhang, Xinlin Li, Pingbing Zuo, Harlan Spence, and Geoffrey Reeves

Published: 2016. Annales Geophysicae

Link: http://www.ann-geophys.net/34/493/2016/


Inner Belt Fig 1

Title: Upper Limit on the Inner Radiation Belt MeV Electron Intensity

Authors: Xinlin Li, Richard S. Selesnick, Dan N. Baker, Allison N. Jaynes, Shri G. Kanekal, Quintin Schiller, Lauren Blum, J. Fennel, J. B. Blake

Published: 2015. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH SPACE PHYSICS

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014JA020777/abstract


CSSWE_NATURE

Title: An Impenetrable Barrier to Ultra-Relativistic Electrons in the Van Allen Radiation Belts

Authors: Dan N. Baker, et al.

Published: 2014. NATURE

Link: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v515/n7528/full/nature13956.html


REPTile_PhotoRender

Title: Design and Scientific Return of a Miniaturized Particle Telescope Onboard the Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment (CSSWE) CubeSat

Authors: Quintin Schiller, David Gerhardt, Lauren Blum, Xinlin Li, and Scott Palo

Published: 2014. 35th IEEE AEROSPACE CONFERENCE, 8.1102

Link: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6836372&tag=1


Jaynes Figure

Title: Evolution of relativistic outer belt electrons during an extended quiescent period

Authors: Allison N. Jaynes, Xinlin Li, Quintin Schiller, Lauren W. Blum, Weichao Tu, Drew L. Turner, Binbin Ni, Jacob Bortnik, Dan N. Baker, Shri G. Kanekal, J. B. Blake, and John Wygant

Published: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014JA020125/abstract


Schiller 2014 Figure

Title: A nonstorm time enhancement of relativistic electrons in the outer radiation belt

Authors: Quintin Schiller, Xinlin Li, Lauren Blum, Weichao Tu, Drew L. Turner, and J. B. Blake

Published: 2013. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL 41, 7-12, doi:10.1002/2013GL058485

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013GL058485/abstract


Blum 2013 Figure

Title: New conjunctive CubeSat and balloon measurements to quantify rapid energetic electron precipitation

Authors: Lauren W. Blum, Quintin Schiller, Xinlin Li, Robyn Millan, Alexa Halford, and Leslie Woodger

Published: 2013. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL 40, 5833-5837, doi:10.1002/2013GL058546

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013GL058546/abstract


Title: The Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment (CSSWE) On-Orbit Performance

Authors: David Gerhardt, Scott E. Palo, Quintin Schiller, Lauren Blum, Xinlin Li, and Rick Kohnert

Published: JOURNAL OF SMALL SATELLITES

Link: http://www.jossonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0301-The-Colorado-Student-Space-Weather.pdf


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Title: First Results from CSSWE CubeSat: Characteristics of Relativistic Electrons in the Near-Earth Environment During the October 2012 Magnetic Storms

Authors: Xinlin Li, Quintin Schiller, Lauren Blum, Sam Califf, Hong Zhao, Weichao Tu, Drew Lawson Turner, David Gerhardt, Scott Palo, S. Kanekal, D. N. Baker,J. Fennell, J. B. Blake, M. Looper, G. D. Reeves, and H. Spence

Published: 2013. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL 118, 1-11, doi:10.1002/2013JA019342

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013JA019342/abstract



Title: Small Mission Accomplished by Students – Big Impact on Space Weather Research

Authors: Xinlin Li, Scott Palo, Rick Kohnert, Lauren Blum, David Gerhardt, Quintin Schiller, Sam Califf

Published: 2013. SPACE WEATHER, VOL. 11, doi:10.1002/swe.20025

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/swe.20025/abstract



Title: Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment: Differential flux measurements of energetic particles in a highly inclined low Earth orbit

Authors: Xinlin Li, Scott Palo, Rick Kohnert, David Gerhardt, Lauren Blum, Quintin Schiller, Drew Turner, Weichao Tu, Nathan Sheiko, and Christopher S. Cooper

Published: 2012. Dynamics of the Earth’s Radiation Belts and Inner Magnetosphere, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., VOL. 199, 431 pp., doi:10.1029/GM199

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2012GM001313/summary


CSSWE
Title: Small Space Weather Research Mission Designed Fully by Students

Authors: Xinlin Li, Scott Palo, and Rick Kohnert

Published: 28 April 2011. SPACE WEATHER, VOL. 9, S04006, doi:10.1029/2011SW000668

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2011SW000668/abstract



Title:
Conducting Science with a CubeSat: The Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment

Authors: Scott Palo, Xinlin Li, David Gerhardt, Drew Turner, Rick Kohnert, Vaughn Hoxie and Susan Batiste

Published: 24th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites

Link: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2010/all2010/77/



Title: Passive Magnetic Attitude Control for CubeSat Spacecraft

Authors: David T. Gerhardt with advisor Scott Palo.

Published: 24th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites

Link: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2010/all2010/43/



Title: REPTile: A Miniaturized Detector for a CubeSat Mission to Measure Relativistic Particles in Near-Earth Space

Authors: Quintin Schiller, Abhishek Mahendrakumar, with advisor Xinlin Li

Published: 24th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites

Link: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2010/all2010/43/



Title: Characterization and Testing of an Energetic Particle Telescope for a CubeSat Platform

Authors: Lauren Blum, Quintin Schiller, with advisor Xinlin Li

Published: 26th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites

Link: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2012/all2012/66/