Ion moment data from the Plasma experiment (PLS) on Voyager 1 from the Saturn encounter. The data set provides 96 second res. total ion moment density.

 
Citation Richardson, J.D., VG1-S-PLS-5-SUMM-IONMOM-96SEC-V1.0, VOYAGER 1 SATURN PLASMA DERIVED ION MOMENTS 96 SEC, NASA Planetary Data System, 2002.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.17189/1519923
Data Set Abstract THIS DATA SET CONTAINS ESTIMATES OF THE ION MOMENT DENSITY IN THE PLS VOLTAGE RANGE (10-5950 EV/Q) AT SATURN DURING THE VOYAGER 1 ENCOUNTER. RIGID COROTATION IS ASSUMED, WHICH LEADS TO AN UNDERESTIMATE OF THE DENSITY IN SOME REGIONS, AS DOES THE USE OF AN ACCEPTANCE AREA RELEVANT FOR A COLD BEAM FOR PLASMA WHICH IS TRANSONIC IN SOME REGIONS. DENSITIES MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED BY A FACTOR OF 2-3 IN THE INNER MAGNETOSPHERE, SO THIS DATA SET SHOULD BE USED PRIMARILY FOR STUDIES USING VARIATIONS IN PLASMA DENSITY. THE FIT DENSITIES GIVE A BETTER ESTIMATE OF THE ABSOLUTE DENSITY. THIS IS THE DATA SHOWN AND DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN LAZARUS AND MCNUTT (1983).
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    Mission Information VOYAGER
    Data Set Information VG1-S-PLS-5-SUMM-IONMOM-96SEC-V1.0
    Instrument Host Information VG1
    Instrument Information PLS
    Target Information SATURN