OGO 1 - Triaxial Search-Coil Magnetometer


Name of the experiment Triaxial Search-Coil 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 triaxial search coils mounted at the end of a 6.1-m boom
References about the experiment OGO search coil magnetometer experiments (E70.2)
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1964-054A&ex=1
Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 23-09-1964
End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) 05-06-1967
Lifetime of the experiment (month) 32
Highest data rate 64 kbps
Preliminary results Preliminary results from the OGO-1 search coil magnetometer:
Boundary positions and magnetic noise spectra (R70.2)
Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) Magnetic field fluctuations
Data range 0.01 - 1000 Hz
± 30 nT and ± 500 nT
Sensitivity ± 0.25 nT and ± 3 nT
Time resolution ?????
Sampling rate 7 samples/s
Data formats and supports 35-mm Microfilm, Magnetic tape
Location of the data NSSDC
References about the data http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1964-054A&ex=1&ds=*
High-resolution data (support, place, contact) ?????