Instrument Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:ice.plawav::1.0
NAME PLASMA WAVE EXPERIMENT
TYPE SPECTROMETER
DESCRIPTION
Instrument Overview
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      The plasma-wave investigation measures fluctuating
      electric and magnetic fields associated with waves
      above the ion cyclotron frequency (1 - 100000 Hz).
      Spectral analysis is performed on signals from
      three detectors: a pair of long electric-field
      antennas, a short electric-field sensor and a
      search coil, both of which are mounted on one of
      the experiment booms (Fig. 6).  Electric-field
      fluctuations between 20 and 100000 Hz are measured
      in 16 frequency channels once per second at 1024
      bit/s.  Cometary dust particles hitting the
      spacecraft or the electric antennas caused
      detectable outputs similar to those detected when
      Voyager passed through Saturn's ring-plane.
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REFERENCES Reinhard, R and B. Battrick (eds), 'Space Missions to Halley's Comet', European Space Agency ESA SP-1066, ESA Pub Div, Moordwijk, Netherlands, 1986.