The Payload Design of the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP), for Space Weather and Solar Flares X-Ray Polarimetry
The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a 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 is a project in the framework of the Alcor Program of the Italian Space Agency aimed to develop new CubeSat missions. It is approved for a Phase B study. In this work we describe some design solutions adopted for the most important design drivers of the payload. In particular, we report on the payload preliminary multi-physical design, including an orbital thermal environment preliminary assessment and a implementation of the static/dynamic finite element analysis. Moreover, a method for topology optimization of relevant components is discussed.
Authors
- E. Del Monte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-6334)
- Andrea Terracciano
- Daniele Brienza
- G. Lombardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3207-2645)
- Sergio Fabiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1533-0283)
- Andrea López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3256-3582)
- Silvia Natalucci
- Marco Evangelos Biancolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-5418)
- I. Donnarumma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4700-4549)
- Emanuele Di Meo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2442-1921)
- Emanuele Zaccagnino
- Marco Camponeschi
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- National Institute for Astrophysics (IT)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2025085037
- Primary Topic
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00