2.3.2
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Wind/SWE/M2/PT06S
Wind Solar Wind Experiment (SWE) Averaged Electron Pitch Angle Distribution (6-12s rate)
WI_M2_SWE_v01
https://doi.org/10.48322/dq7x-fd74
2021-05-31T12:34:56.789
2021-05-31T12:34:56.789
Updated to SPASE Version 2.3.2 if needed, Applied quality control for DOI usage, LFB
Averaged Wind SWE electron pitch angle data (6-12 seconds rate) from an earlier mode (VEIS-era) of the electron instrument. The electron pitch-angle distribution averages included in this data set are derived from integrating the electron pitch-angle distributions measured by the Wind/SWE electron instrument (see Ogilvie et al., "SWE, a comprehensive plasma instrument for the Wind spacecraft", Space Sci. Rev., 71, 55, 1995). Averages of phase-space density (f) over key regions of the unit sphere (the set of all possible electron velocity directions) are computed from 3s measurements which are spaced either 6s or 12s in time. These quantities are reliable and citable with caution, meaning that the PI advises that the user should discuss their interpretations with a member of the SWE science team before publishing. The following comments are intended to aid in the use and interpretation of the averages reported in this data set. We begin this analysis with a measure of f for each pitch-angle bin, six degrees in width, from 0 degrees (flux nearly parallel to B) to 180 degrees (flux nearly anti-parallel with B). The f values for pitch-angles from 0-90 degrees (parallel streaming) are integrated (with angluar weighting and assumptions of gyrotropy) over this half-sphere, then averaged by dividing out the 2-pi solid angle of the half-sphere; the result being referred to as the 'f_para' average. Similarly, the 'f_perp' (flux nearly perpendicular to B) average is the result of integrating f for pitch-angles from 60-120 degrees (a region also 2-pi in solid angle). Next, the 'f_anti' (flux nearly anti-parallel to B) average covers the half-sphere of "backward" streaming electrons; having pitch-angles from 90-180 degrees. Finally, the 'f_omni' (omni-directional) average provides the integral of f over the full sphere, divided by the full 4-pi solid angle; providing a measure of total electron flux into the region of observation. The above analysis is carried out for each of 16 energy channels ranging from about 10 eV to as much as 3 keV. The exact energies at which observations are made is time-varying, and this data set reports the electron speeds each channel observes ( V , in cm/s, along with the observations themselves) at any time. Hence the data set reported here contains: f_para, f_perp, f_anti, f_omni (for each of 16 values of V ), and the 16 values of V (time-varying, although usually much more slowly than the order of a day).
Please acknowledge the Wind/SWE electron instrument team and NASA/GSFC.
Ogilvie, Keith W.; & Fitzenreiter, Richard J.
2021-01-01T00:00:00
NASA Space Physics Data Facility
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PrincipalInvestigator
Wind/SWE Description
https://wind.nasa.gov/swe/index.html
Wind/SWE (Solar Wind Experiment) electron instruments, history and data products
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WI_M2_SWE
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WI_M2_SWE
v01
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Wind/SWE
ThermalPlasma
1994-12-29T00:00:00Z
2001-07-09T23:59:59Z
Ranges from instrument commissioning up to reconfiguration.
PT06S
PT03S
Heliosphere.NearEarth
Heliosphere.Inner
Earth.Magnetosheath
Earth.Magnetosphere.Magnetotail
Solar Wind Plasma
Time
Epoch
Timestamp marks beginning of a measurement interval
Measurements are from observations over a single spin period of approx 3 sec, but read out on either 6 or 12 sec telemetery cadence, depending on telemetery rate.
01-Jan-1990 00:00:00.000
31-Dec-2029 23:59:59.999
31-Dec-9999 23:59:59.999
Temporal
Electron Speed
Ve
Time-varying electron speed corresponding to fluxes, by channel.
cm/s
1e-2>m/s
StackPlot
Ve
E12.5
LinearScale
16
For energy channel EXX, Ve[XX] gives the corresponding electron speed (cm/s).
0.0
1.0E10
-1.0E31
Electron
Magnitude
Velocity
Electron flux, parallel average
f_para
Electron flux, parallel average, by channel. For each flux value, f_para[i], Ve[i] gives the corresponding electron speed (cm/s).
#/[cc*(cm/s)^3*str]
StackPlot
f_para
E12.5
LogScale
16
For energy channel EXX, f_para[XX] gives the contents (for fluxes with directions roughly parallel to B) of energy-bin XX=: 00, 01, ..., 15.
1.0E-33
1.0E-23
-1.0E31
Electron
Vector
Average
PhaseSpaceDensity
Electron flux, perpendicular average
f_perp
Electron flux, perpendicular average, by channel. For each flux value, f_perp[i], Ve[i] gives the corresponding electron speed (cm/s).
#/[cc*(cm/s)^3*str]
StackPlot
f_perp
E12.5
LogScale
16
For energy channel EXX, f_perp[XX] gives the contents (for fluxes with directions roughly perpendicular to B) of energy-bin XX=: 00, 01, ..., 15.
1.0E-33
1.0E-23
-1.0E31
Electron
Vector
Average
PhaseSpaceDensity
Electron flux, anti-parallel average
f_anti
Electron flux, anti-parallel average, by channel. For each flux value, f_anti[i], Ve[i] gives the corresponding electron speed (cm/s).
#/[cc*(cm/s)^3*str]
StackPlot
f_anti
E12.5
LogScale
16
For energy channel EXX, f_anti[XX] gives the contents (for fluxes with directions roughly anti-parallel to B) of energy-bin XX=: 00, 01, ..., 15.
1.0E-33
1.0E-23
-1.0E31
Electron
Vector
Average
PhaseSpaceDensity
Electron flux, omni-directional average
f_omni
Electron flux, omni-directional average, by channel. For each flux value, f_omni[i], Ve[i] gives the corresponding electron speed (cm/s).
#/[cc*(cm/s)^3*str]
StackPlot
f_omni
E12.5
LogScale
16
For energy channel EXX, f_omni[XX] gives the contents (for fluxes with any directions relative to B) of energy-bin XX=: 00, 01, ..., 15.
1.0E-33
1.0E-23
-1.0E31
Electron
Vector
Average
PhaseSpaceDensity