| PI of the experiment or contact person | Christopher T. Russell |
|---|---|
| Institute of the PI or of the contact person (country) | IGPP-UCLA (USA) |
| E-mail of the PI or of the contact person | ctrussel@igpp.ucla.edu |
| Type of experiment | Two triaxial fluxgate magnetometer sensors mounted on a 6-meter boom |
| References about the experiment | The GGS/Polar Magnetic Fields Investigation (E76.1) |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1996-013A&ex=8
http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/polar/ http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/polar/polar_inst.html#MFE |
| Start experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) | 20-03-1996 |
| End experiment operation (dd-mm-yyyy) | 30-09-1998 |
| Lifetime of the experiment (month) | 30 |
| Highest data rate | ????? |
| Preliminary results | Preliminary results from the magnetic field experiment on the Polar spacecraft (R76.1a) Initial Results from the Polar Magnetic Fields Investigation (R76.1b) Field Aligned Currents in the High Latitude, High Altitude Magnetosphere : Polar Initial Results (R76.1c) |
| Measured data (k, w, Bo, E(t), B(t), polarisation, Vphase, ...) | Epoch-time, Spacecraft position GSE-GSM-SM, Radial Distance, Tilt angle, Magnetic Field Strength and components, Northern and southern longitude and latitude. |
| Data range | ????? |
| Sensitivity | ????? |
| Time resolution | 1 mn or 6 s |
| Sampling rate | 8 samples per second |
| Data formats and supports | CD-ROM |
| Location of the data | NSSDC and Online (CDAWeb, http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/forms/polar/ and ftp://pwgdata.gsfc.nasa.gov/) |
| References about the data | Martin-Marietta Astro Space, POLAR Command and Telemetry Handbook, Revision 3.0. May 1. 1993 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1996-013A&ex=8&ds=* |
| High-resolution data (support, place, contact) | ????? |