HEOS 1 - Fluxgate Magnetometer


PI of the experiment or contact person Peter C. Hedgecock
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) ICST        (UK)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person p.c.hedgecock@ic.ac.uk
Type of experiment A boom-mounted triaxial fluxgate magnetometer
References about the experiment Magnetometer Experiments in the European Space
Research Organisation's HEOS Satellites (E40.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1968-109A&ex=2
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 11-12-1968
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 27-10-1975
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 82
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results (R40.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field components
Data range 0 - 64 nT
Sensitivity 0.25 nT
Time resolution ?????
Sampling rate 48 samples per second
Data formats and supports Mixed-mode magnetic tape, 35-mm Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1968-109A&ex=2&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????