IMP-F - Triaxial 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 A triaxial fluxgate magnetometer (each sensor had dual ranges),
the sensor parallel to the spin axis was on a 1.8-m boom,
the other two sensors were on a separate boom.
References about the experiment (E46.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1967-051A&ex=11
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 24-05-1967
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 04-03-1969
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 23
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results (R46.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field components
Data range ± 32 nT or ± 128 nT
Sensitivity ± 0.16 nT or ± 0.64 nT
Time resolution 2.56 s
Sampling rate 12 samples per second
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=1967-051A&ex=11&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????