Explorer 45 - DC Electric Field Measurement


PI of the experiment or contact person Nelson C. Maynard
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) MRC        (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person nmaynard@mrcnh.com
Type of experiment The electric field antenna consisted of two 13.97-cm-diameter metal spheres
mounted on the ends of two booms with a 5.08-m separation
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=6
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 Plasma Wave Observations near the Plasmapause with the S3-A Satellite (R25.3)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) DC electric field
Data range 0.3 Hz - 30 kHz
Sensitivity 0.1 mV.m-1
Time resolution ?????
Sampling rate ?????
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=6&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????