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SCATHA Engineering and Wave Experiment (SC1)

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/SCATHA/SC1

Description

The primary SC1 science experiment is the VLF wave experiment. The experiment employs two antennas, an air-core loop and the 100 m tip-to-tip dipole from the SC10 experiment. The electric field receiver has a sensitivity of 5x10^-7 V/(mHz^.5) at 1.3 kHz and 10^-7 V/(mHz^.5) at 10.5 kHz. The magnetic loop is electrostatically shielded, has an effective area of 575 m^2 at 1.3 kHz, and is mounted on a two-meter boom. The sensitivity of the magnetic receiver is 3 x 10^-6 gamma/Hz^.5 at 1.3 kHz and has a 60 dB dynamic range. There are eight narrow band filter (bandwidth +/- 7.5%) outputs at 0.4, 1.3, 2.3, 3.0, 10.5, 30.0, 100.0 and 300.0 kHz and a broadband mode (0 to 5 kHz). The broadband data is taken for one to two hours per day.

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/SCATHA/SC1
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
SCATHA Engineering and Wave Experiment (SC1)
AlternateName
SC1
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Description

The primary SC1 science experiment is the VLF wave experiment. The experiment employs two antennas, an air-core loop and the 100 m tip-to-tip dipole from the SC10 experiment. The electric field receiver has a sensitivity of 5x10^-7 V/(mHz^.5) at 1.3 kHz and 10^-7 V/(mHz^.5) at 10.5 kHz. The magnetic loop is electrostatically shielded, has an effective area of 575 m^2 at 1.3 kHz, and is mounted on a two-meter boom. The sensitivity of the magnetic receiver is 3 x 10^-6 gamma/Hz^.5 at 1.3 kHz and has a 60 dB dynamic range. There are eight narrow band filter (bandwidth +/- 7.5%) outputs at 0.4, 1.3, 2.3, 3.0, 10.5, 30.0, 100.0 and 300.0 kHz and a broadband mode (0 to 5 kHz). The broadband data is taken for one to two hours per day.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Harry.C.Koons
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Jonathan.Thomas.Niehof
InformationURL
Name
SCATHA server at BU
URL
Description

Spacecraft/instrument description and data.

InformationURL
Name
Charging Electrical Effects Analyzer at NSSDC
URL
Description

Charging Electrical Effects Analyzer (part of SC1) on SCATHA.

InformationURL
Name
Spacecraft Surface Potential Monitor at NSSDC
URL
Description

Spacecraft Surface Potential Monitor (part of SC1) on SCATHA.

InstrumentType
Antenna
InstrumentType
LongWire
InvestigationName
Spacecraft Charging At High Altitudes (SCATHA)
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