Freja - Magnetic Field Experiment (MFE)


PI of the experiment or contact person Larry J. Zanetti
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) APL       (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person zanetti@jhuapl.edu
Type of experiment A triaxial fluxgate magnetometer mounted on a 2 meter boom
References about the experiment Magnetic field experiment for the Freja satellite (E28.2)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1992-064A&ex=2
http://hurlbut.jhuapl.edu:80/Freja/
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 06-10-1992
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 01-06-1995
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 32
Highest data rate 14.3 kbps
Preliminary results Ionospheric currents correlated with geomagnetic induced currents;
Freja magnetic field measurements and the sunburst monitor system (R28.2)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) DC and AC magnetic field vectors
Data range DC : ± 65000 nT
AC : 1.5-128 Hz
± 500 nT
Sensitivity ± 1 nT
Time resolution ?????
Sampling rate 128 samples per second
Data formats and supports Online
Location of the data SSC       (SWE)
References about the data http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/Freja/
http://hurlbut.jhuapl.edu:80/Freja/
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????