IMP-I - Measurement of Magnetic Fields


Name of the experiment Measurement of Magnetic Fields
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 with four ranges
References about the experiment Whistler Waves Observed Upstream From Collisionless Shocks (E49.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1971-019A&ex=1
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 13-03-1971
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 01-10-1974
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 43
Highest data rate 0.03 kbps
Preliminary results (R49.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field components
Data range ± 16 nT or ± 48 nT or ± 144 nT or ± 432 nT
Sensitivity ± 0.06 nT or ± 0.19 nT or ± 0.56 nT or ± 1.69 nT
Time resolution 1.28 s
Sampling rate 12.5 samples per second
Data formats and supports Magnetic tape, 35-mm Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC and Online (CDAWeb)
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1971-019A&ex=1&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????