ATS 1 - Biaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer


PI of the experiment or contact person Paul J. Coleman
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) IGPP-UCLA       (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person pcoleman@uclasp.igpp.ucla.edu
Type of experiment 1 biaxial fluxgate magnetometer (one sensor mounted in the spin plane
of the spacecraft and one along the spin axis)
References about the experiment A fluxgate magnetometer for the Applications Technology Satellite (E7.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1966-110A&ex=2
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 10-12-1966
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 02-09-1969
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 33
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results Magnetic field pulsations at ATS 1 (R7.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Vector magnetic fields
Data range DC - 1.5 Hz
Sensitivity 0.5 nT
Time resolution 15 s
Sampling rate ?????
Data formats and supports Magnetic tape and 16 mm and 35 mm microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1966-110A&ex=2&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) R. L. McPherron (IGPP-UCLA)
rmcpherron@igpp.ucla.edu