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Fluxgate Magnetometer for Field Fluctuations

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Helios2/E2

Description

instrument (E2) consisted of a triaxial fluxgate magnetometer mounted on a 2.75-m boom to make magnetic field measurements up to 4 Hz.
Data from each axis were first sent through a low-pass filter with the 3 dB attenuation point at 4 Hz.
Depending on the telemetry format and bit rate, the data were fed either into a time-averaging computer or directly connected to telemetry.
When there were discontinuities in the variations of the ambient magnetic field, a shock-identification computer triggered the storage of rapid-rate data in the spacecraft memory.
Two measurement ranges were used, plus or minus 100 and 400 nT with resolutions of plus or minus 0.2 and 0.8 nT, respectively.
The instrument was equipped with a flipper mechanism, which re-oriented each sensor by 90 deg periodically.
For detailed information, see p. 232 of Raumfahrtforschung, v. 19, n. 5, 1975.

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Helios2/E2
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Fluxgate Magnetometer for Field Fluctuations
AlternateName
Helios 2 E2
AlternateName
Helios 2 MGB
ReleaseDate
2009-05-20 21:10:15Z
Description

instrument (E2) consisted of a triaxial fluxgate magnetometer mounted on a 2.75-m boom to make magnetic field measurements up to 4 Hz.
Data from each axis were first sent through a low-pass filter with the 3 dB attenuation point at 4 Hz.
Depending on the telemetry format and bit rate, the data were fed either into a time-averaging computer or directly connected to telemetry.
When there were discontinuities in the variations of the ambient magnetic field, a shock-identification computer triggered the storage of rapid-rate data in the spacecraft memory.
Two measurement ranges were used, plus or minus 100 and 400 nT with resolutions of plus or minus 0.2 and 0.8 nT, respectively.
The instrument was equipped with a flipper mechanism, which re-oriented each sensor by 90 deg periodically.
For detailed information, see p. 232 of Raumfahrtforschung, v. 19, n. 5, 1975.

Acknowledgement
User will acknowledge the Helios 2 MGB PI F. B. Neubauer in any publication resulting from the use of these data.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.DataProducerspase://SMWG/Person/Rainer.Schwenn
2.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Fritz.M.Neubauer
InstrumentType
Magnetometer
InvestigationName
E2 Fluxgate Magnetometer
ObservatoryID