The Modular Multispectral Imaging Array (MMIA) of the ASIM Payload on the International Space Station

• DOI: 10.1007/s11214-019-0593-y
• Publication Date: 2019-04-16T09:03:50Z
• Authors: Olivier Chanrion; Torsten Neubert; Ib Lundgaard Rasm...; Christian Stoltze; Denis Tcherniak; Niels Christian J...; Josef Polny; Peter Brauer; Jan E. Balling; Steen Savstrup Kr...; Søren Forchhammer; Peter Hofmeyer; Peter Davidsen; Ole Mikkelsen; Dennis Bo Hansen; Dan D. V. Bhanderi; Carsten G. Petersen; Mark Lorenzen
• Keywords: Payload (computing); International Space Station

The Modular Multispectral Imaging Array (MMIA) is a suite of optical sensors mounted on an external platform the European Space Agency's Columbus Module International Station. MMIA, together with X- and Gamma- ray Sensor (MXGS), are two main instruments forming Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM). primary scientific objectives ASIM mission to study thunderstorm electrical activity such as lightning, Transient Luminous Emissions (TLEs) Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) by observing associated emissions in UV, near-infrared, x- gamma-ray spectral bands. MMIA includes cameras imaging 337 nm 777.4 nm, at up 12 frames per second, three high-speed photometers 180–230 sampling rates 100 kHz. paper describes aspects that make it essential tool for thunderstorms. architecture described Neubert et al. (Space Sci. Rev. 215:26, 2019, this issue) MXGS Østgaard 215:23, issue).