INJUN 3 - VLF Electromagnetic Radiation


Name of the experiment VLF Electromagnetic Radiation
PI of the experiment or contact person Donald A. Gurnett
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) DPA-UI        (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person donald-gurnett@uiowa.edu
Type of experiment A 30.5 cm diameter magnetic loop antenna mounted above the spacecraft
on a stubby support and maintained parallel to the earth's magnetic field lines
References about the experiment High-Latitude Geophysical Studies with Satellite Injun -
Description of the satellite (E52.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1962-067B&ex=9
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 14-12-1962
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 28-10-1963
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 10
Highest data rate ?????
Preliminary results A Satellite Study of VLF Hiss (R52.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field components
Data range 0.5 -10 kHz
1.10-3 nT - 1.10-1 nT
Sensitivity ?????
Time resolution 4 s
Sampling rate 1 sample / 4 s
Data formats and supports BCD magnetic tapes
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1962-067B&ex=9&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????