Ariel 4 - VLF/ELF Receiver


PI of the experiment or contact person Arthur R. W. Hughes
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) NU        (ZAF)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person hughes@nu.ac.za
Type of experiment A fixed-frequency VLF receiver operating on 3 different frequencies
References about the experiment --
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1971-109A&ex=3
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 01-12-1971
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 09-12-1973
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 24
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results --
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Minimum, Maximum, and Mean VLF Signal Strength Values at 3 different frequencies
Data range 3.2, 9.6 and 16 kHz
Sensitivity ?????
Time resolution 28 s
Sampling rate ?????
Data formats and supports Magnetic Tape and Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1971-109A&ex=3&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????