Instrument Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:vg1.mag::1.2
NAME Fluxgate Magnetometer for VG1
TYPE Magnetometer
DESCRIPTION The Fluxgate Magnetometer for Voyager 1 detects and analyzes magnetic fields in the solar system, contributing to the study of planetary magnetospheres and the heliosphere.
MODEL IDENTIFIER
NAIF INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIER
SERIAL NUMBER not applicable
REFERENCES Acuna, M.H., L.F. Burlaga, R.P. Lepping, and N.F. Ness, Initial Results from the Voyager 1 and 2 Magnetic Field Experiments, Proceedings of the Solar Wind IV Conference, Burghausen, 1978, H. Rosenbauer (Ed.), Max Planck Institut, Rept. No. MPAE-W-100-81-31, 1981.

Behannon, K.W., M.H. Acuna, L.F. Burlaga, R.P. Lepping, N.F. Ness, and F.M. Neubauer, Magnetic Field Experiment for Voyagers 1 and 2, Space Sci. Rev., Vol. 21, p. 235, 1977.

Connerney, J.E.P., M.H. Acuna, and N.F. Ness, Voyager 1 Assessment of Jupiter's Planetary Magnetic Field, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 86, p. 3623, 1982.

Crary, F.J., and F. Bagenal, Asymmetries in Io's Alfven Wake: A New Analysis of Voyager 1 Measurements, Paper, Spring AGU, 1996.

DESSLER, A.J. ED., PHYSICS OF JOVIAN MAGNETOSPHERE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, LONDON, APPENDIX B - COORDINATE SYSTEMS, DESSLER, A.J., 1983.

Ness, N.F., K.W. Behannon, R.P. Lepping, and K.H. Schatten, Use of Two Magnetometers for Magnetic Field Measurements on a Spacecraft, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 76, p. 3564, 1971.

Ness, N.F., et al, Magnetic Field Studies at Jupiter by Voyager 1: Preliminary Results, Science, 204, 986, 1979.

Sandel, B.R., and A.J. Dessler, New Longitude System for the Jovian Magnetosphere, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Time-Variable Phenomena in the Jovian System, Belton, West, and Rahe (Eds.), NASA SP-494, p. 179, 1989.