ISEE 3 - Vector Helium Magnetometer


PI of the experiment or contact person Edward J. Smith
Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) JPL        (USA)
E-mail of the PI or of the contact person edward.j.smith@jpl.nasa.gov
Type of experiment A boom-mounted triaxial vector helium magnetometer
References about the experiment The ISEE-C Vector Helium Magnetometer (E64.1)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1978-079A&ex=2
http://ndads.gsfc.nasa.gov/arms/archives_ISEE3.holdings
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 12-08-1978
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 07-02-1987
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 102
Highest mode of operation 2048 bps
Preliminary results Three-Dimensional Interaction of Interplanetary Shock Waves
With the Bow Shock and Magnetopause:
A Comparison of Theory With ISEE Observations (R64.1)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic Field
Data range ±4, ±14, ±42, ±144, ±640, ±4000, ±22000 and ±140000 nT
Sensitivity 0.01 nT
Time resolution ?????
Sampling rate 6 vectors/sec
Data formats and supports Magnetic Tape, Microfiche and Microfilm
Location of the data NSSDC and Online (FTPWeb-Helper)
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1978-079A&ex=2&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) Online via ftp at JPL:
ftp://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/spacecraft_data/isee3_ice/magnetic_field/