Explorer 26 - Fluxgate Magnetometers

PI of the experiment or contact person Laurence J. Cahill (retired)
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) UM        (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person Laurence.J.Cahill-1@tc.umn.edu
Type of experiment A boom-mounted two-axix fluxgate magnetometer one sensor in the direction
of the satellite spin axis and the other in the plane perpendicular to the spin
References about the experiment Magnetometers for Space Research (E24.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1964-086A&ex=3
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 01-02-1965
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 30-06-1965
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 5
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results Inflation of the Inner Magnetosphere during a Magnetic Storm (R24.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) The magnitude and direction of the earth's magnetic field
Data range ± 2000nT
Sensitivity 5 nT
Time resolution 327 ms
Sampling rate 3 vector samples per second
Data formats and supports 35-mm Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1964-086A&ex=3&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????