| Name of the experiment | Electrostatic Fields |
|---|---|
| PI of the experiment or contact person | James P. Heppner (PC) |
| Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) | ITSS (USA) |
| E-mail of the PI or of the contact person | ????? |
| Type of experiment | Two dipole antennas were mounted orthogonally in the spin plane of the spacecraft while a third dipole antenna was mounted along the spacecraft spin axis. Antenna element lengths were -X, 27.6 m; +X, 24.4 m; -Y and +Y, 45.5 m; -Z and +Z (spin axis), 2.9 m. |
| References about the experiment | (E49.2) |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1971-019A&ex=2 |
| Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) | 13-03-1971 |
| End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) | 25-11-1972 |
| Lifetime of the experiment (month) | 20 |
| Highest data rate | 0.03 kbps |
| Preliminary results | (R49.2) |
| Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) | DC electric fields |
| Data range | ????? |
| Sensitivity | 100 µV/m |
| Time resolution | 5.12 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=1971-019A&ex=2&ds=* |
| High-resolution data (support, place, contact) | ????? |