SPIDER-1 measurements (LP, GPS, SMILE) inside an aurora
SND-ID: 2021-38-1. Version: 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/mdsv-ym34
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Gabriel Giono
- Royal Institute of Technology, Space Plasma Physics
Nickolay Ivchenko
- Royal Institute of Technology, Space Plasma Physics
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Royal Institute of Technology
- Space Plasma Physics
Description
A series of CSV files containing some of the measurements performed by the SPIDER-1 sounding rocket inside an aurora. The rocket was launched at 21:09UT on February 2nd 2016 from Esrange (Kiruna, Sweden) and ejected 10 Free Falling Units (FFUs) inside a westward-traveling active aurora. Each FFU was equipped with a deployable Langmuir probe (LP) to measure the plasma properties (the electron density ne, the electron temperature Te, and the plasma potential Vp), as well as a 3-axis fluxgate magnetometer (SMILE) measuring the magnetic field and a positioning recorder (GPS).
Usable data from two of the FFUs (FFU02 and FFU06) is presented, which was used in the JGR-Space Physics article named "Multi-point measurements of the plasma properties inside an aurora from the SPIDER sounding rocket."
The data was collected by two of the SPIDER Free Falling Units (FFU02 and FFU06). It included:
- Measurements from the Langmuir probe (LP, current measurements for each voltage bias steps) -
Measurements from the 3-axis magnetometer (SMILE)
- Processed data from the Langmuir probe, namely the electron densi
Usable data from two of the FFUs (FFU02 and FFU06) is presented, which was used in the JGR-Space Physics article named "Multi-point measurements of the plasma properties inside an aurora from the SPIDER sounding rocket."
The data was collected by two of the SPIDER Free Falling Units (FFU02 and FFU06). It included:
- Measurements from the Langmuir probe (LP, current measurements for each voltage bias steps) -
Measurements from the 3-axis magnetometer (SMILE)
- Processed data from the Langmuir probe, namely the electron density (ne), electron temperature (Te) and plasma potential (Vp).
- GPS position of the two FFUs. Show less..
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Geographic location: Kiruna Municipality
Geographic description: Rocket flight from Esrange, near Kiruna. The trajectory was towards north-west from the launcn site, reaching ~135 km altitude and ~100 km downrange.
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Space Plasma Physics
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Geophysics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Meteorology and atmospheric sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Embedded systems (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Aerospace engineering (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
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