HEOS 2 - 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 (E41.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1972-005A&ex=1
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 31-01-1972
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 04-08-1974
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 30
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results (R41.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field components
Data range 0 - 64 nT et 16 - 250 nT
Sensitivity 0.125 nT et 1 nT
Time resolution ?????
Sampling rate 32 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=1972-005A&ex=1&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????