IMP-J - 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 A pair of 70-m wire antennas (140 m, tip-to-tip), which were held rigid
by centrifugal force due to satellite spin
References about the experiment (E50.2)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1973-078A&ex=11
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 30-10-1973
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 25-10-1974
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 12
Highest data rate 3200 bps
Preliminary results Bibliography on a web site (R50.2)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Ambient electric fields
Data range DC - 1 kHz
Sensitivity 1.10-5 V/m
Time resolution 0.75 s
Sampling rate ?????
Data formats and supports 16-mm Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC and Online (CDAWeb)
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1973-078A&ex=11&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????