IMP-D - GSFC 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 A boom-mounted triaxial fluxgate magnetometer
References about the experiment Observations of the Earth's magnetic tail
and neutral sheet at 510000 kilometers by Explorer 33 (E45.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1966-058A&ex=1
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 01-07-1966
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 10-10-1968
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 27
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results Mapping of the Earth's Bow Shock and Magnetic Tail by Explorer 33 (R45.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field components
Data range ± 64 nT
Sensitivity ± 0.25 nT
Time resolution 5.11 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=1966-058A&ex=1&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????