| PI of the experiment or contact person | Laurence J. Cahill (retired) Frank B. McDonald |
|---|---|
| Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) | UM (USA)
UM (USA) |
| E-mail of the PI or of the contact person | Laurence.J.Cahill-1@tc.umn.edu sm27@umail.umd.edu |
| Type of experiment | 3 orthogonal fluxgate magnetometers mounted on the end of an 86.4-cm boom |
| References about the experiment | The Boundary of the Geomagnetic Field (E22.1) |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1961-020A&ex=2 |
| Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) | 16-08-1961 |
| End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) | 05-12-1961 |
| Lifetime of the experiment (month) | 4 |
| Highest data rate | ????? |
| Preliminary results | Summary of early results from Explorer 12 (R22.1) |
| Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) | The field magnitude and its standard deviation, the polar angle of the field vector
(measured relative to the satellite spin axis) and its standard deviation, and the azimuthal angle of the field vector (measured relative to the satellite meridian plane passing through the sun) and its standard deviation. |
| Data range | ± 1000 nT |
| Sensitivity | 12 nT |
| Time resolution | 327 ms |
| Sampling rate | 3 vector samples per second |
| Data formats and supports | 35-mm Microfilm and Restored Tape |
| Location of the data | NSSDC |
| References about the data | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1961-020A&ex=2&ds=* |
| High-resolution data (support, place, contact) | ????? |