Explorer 6 - Search-Coil Magnetometer


PI of the experiment or contact person Edward J. Smith
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) IGPP-UCLA       (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person edward.j.smith@jpl.nasa.gov
Type of experiment A single search coil magnetometer
References about the experiment The Pioneer I, Explorer VI and Pioneer V high sensitivity,
transistorized search coil magnetometer (E21.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1959-004A&ex=8
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 08-08-1959
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 01-10-1959
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 2
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results Observations of Low-Frequency Hydromagnetic Waves in the
Distant Geomagnetic Field : Explorer 6 (R21.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Amplitude and phase of the magnetic field perpendicular to the spacecraft spin axis
Data range 0.6 - 1200nT
Sensitivity ?????
Time resolution ?????
Sampling rate ?????
Data formats and supports 35-mm Microfilm and 16-mm Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1959-004A&ex=4&ds=*
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