Explorer 45 - Search Coil Magnetometer


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 2 perpendicular search coil magnetometers, each mounted
on a 61-cm radial boom(one perpendicular to the spacecraft spin axis
and the other parallel to the spacecraft spin axis)
References about the experiment S3-A Spacecraft and Experiment Description (E25.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1971-096A&ex=5
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 15-11-1971
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 15-03-1973
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 16
Highest data rate 446 bps
Preliminary results ELF Observations during the December 1971 Storm (R25.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) The vector magnetic field and fluctuations
Data range 1 - 3000 Hz
Sensitivity 0.1 nT
Time resolution ?????
Sampling rate 1 vector sample per second
Data formats and supports Restored Tape, Digital Magnetic Tape and Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1971-096A&ex=5&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????