A measuring equipment for electric and magnetic fields in the range of the ionosphere - Magnetosphere plasma mounted aboard the 'Intercosmos-Bulgaria 1300' satellite
Abstract
A system on board the Intercosmos-Bulgaria 1300 satellite for the simultaneous measurement of the electric and magnetic fields is described. It is noted that electric fields are measured by the double probe method by floating potential. The sensors take the form of four glass-carbon spheres mounted on three 5.14 booms. The distance between the spheres is 7.5 m in the X and Y direction and 1.8 m in the Z direction. The sensor system and associated electronics have been developed in order to ensure high sensitivity and a wide dynamic range. Magnetic fields within the range + or - 64,000 nT are measured using a three-component flux gate magnetometer.
- Publication:
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Rome International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- September 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981rome.iafcY....S
- Keywords:
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- Earth Magnetosphere;
- Intercosmos Satellites;
- Ionospheric Sounding;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Space Plasmas;
- Cold Plasmas;
- Earth Ionosphere;
- Earth Magnetosphere;
- Electric Field Strength;
- Ionospheric Currents;
- Magnetic Flux;
- Space Probes;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation