The AMPTE CCE Magnetic Field Experiment
Abstract
The Magnetic Field Experiment on the Active Magnetosheric Particle Tracer Explorer (AMPTE) Charge Composition Explorer (CCE) spacecraft consists of a triaxial fluxgate-magnetometer system containing sensors mounted on a 2.3-m two-link collapsible boom. It is pointed out that this instrument is similar to those flown on Voyager 1 and 2, and those scheduled to flight on the Giotto and Viking spacecraft. A description is provided of the sensor system and the analog electronics, and some preliminary data are presented.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- Pub Date:
- May 1985
- DOI:
- 10.1109/TGRS.1985.289521
- Bibcode:
- 1985ITGRS..23..246P
- Keywords:
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- European Space Programs;
- Geomagnetism;
- Magnetic Measurement;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Block Diagrams;
- Electronic Equipment;
- Magnetometers;
- Time Response;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation