Title :
The Plasma Wave Instrument on Board the AMPTE IRM Satellite
Author :
Häusler, B. ; Anderson, R.R. ; Gurnett, D.A. ; Koons, H.C. ; Holzworth, R.H. ; Bauer, O.H. ; Treumann, R. ; Gnaiger, K. ; Odem, D. ; Harbridge, W.B. ; Eberl, F.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Institut fÿr Physik and Astrophysik, Institute fÿr extraterrestrische Physik, 8046 Garching, Germany
fDate :
5/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The AMPTE IRM plasma wave instrumentation is designed to provide basic information on the plasma wave activity in the magnetosphere/solar-wind environment and inside the artificial plasma clouds which will be created in space. The instruments use one long electric dipole antenna and two magnetic search coil sensors in order to cover frequency ranges from dc to 5.6 MHz for the electric measurements and from about 30 Hz to 1.5 MHz for the magnetic measurements. A set of spectrum analyzers along with a fast memory and an analog wide-band system are used to determine wave intensities and to identify wave modes.
Keywords :
Clouds; Coils; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Instruments; Magnetic sensors; Magnetosphere; Plasma measurements; Plasma waves; Satellites;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.1985.289526
