IMP-D - Ames Magnetic Fields


PI of the experiment or contact person Charles P. Sonett
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) DPS-LPL        (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person ?????
Type of experiment A boom-mounted triaxial fluxgate magnetometer, the sensors were orthogonally
mounted with one sensor oriented along the spin axis of the spacecraft
References about the experiment (E45.2)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1966-058A&ex=3
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 01-07-1966
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 13-09-1970
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 50
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results Configuration and Reconnection of the Geomagnetic Tail (R45.2)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field vector
Data range ± 20 nT or ± 60 nT or ± 2000 nT
Sensitivity ?????
Time resolution 6.14 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=3&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????