IMP-A - Fluxgate Magnetometer


PI of the experiment or contact person Norman F. Ness
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) BRI-UD        (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person nfness@bartol.udel.edu
Type of experiment 2 uniaxial fluxgate magnetometers and a rubidium 87 magnetometer (R)
References about the experiment Initial Results of the IMP 1 Magnetic Field Experiment (E42.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1963-046A&ex=2
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 27-11-1963
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 30-05-1964
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 6
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results Summary of Results from IMP-1 Magnetic Field Experiment (R42.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field components
Data range ± 40 nT
R : 3 - 50 nT
Sensitivity ± 0.25 nT
R : 0.5 nT
Time resolution 20.5 s
Sampling rate ?????
Data formats and supports Magnetic tape, 35-mm Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1963-046A&ex=2&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????