The ISEE 1 and 2 Fluxgate magnetometers
Abstract
The fluxgate magnetometers on the ISEE 1 and 2 spacecraft are described. Special features include 12-bit analog-to-digital conversion plus averaging to return 16-bit overlapped averages with a particularly attractive transfer function. Flippers activated by bimetallic heaters enable frequent sensor interchange into the spin plane to monitor instrument drifts. Initial operations have been entirely successful.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Geoscience Electronics
- Pub Date:
- July 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1109/TGE.1978.294554
- Bibcode:
- 1978ITGE...16..239R
- Keywords:
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- Earth Magnetosphere;
- International Sun Earth Explorers;
- Magnetometers;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Analog To Digital Converters;
- Data Management;
- Plasma Diagnostics;
- Solar Wind;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation